Karl Rove underscores what a lot of analysts have noted: Trump’s campaign is “beneath him” given his accomplishes. And he still calls it a “losing strategy…I don’t think he’s a serious candidate…How many times have we heard Donald Trump pretend throw his hat in the ring?”
Rove also correctly notes Trump’s past positions — which make Mitt Romney look totally consistent.
First view the video of this segment:
Next, if you haven’talready, be sure to read this.
Next, read these Tweets by the University of Virginia’s Larry Sabato, a serious political scientist and occasional cable talking head who unlike many pundits on the tube is accurate in his predictions and does analysis based on politics rather than agenda pushing:
# Near zero @DroidEmperor Chances of Trump winning R nomination? 43 minutes ago via Twitter for iPad in reply to DroidEmperor
# Mainstream R response to Trump’s birther nonsense: Gov. Jan Brewer(R-AZ)’s veto of birther bill. about 1 hour ago via Twitter for iPad
# “We have to cover Trump because he’s moving up in polls!” Um, he’s moving up because you’re covering him so much. about 1 hour ago via Mobile Web
# Now obvious that Dems & certain media using Trump to minimize GOP field. about 1 hour ago via Mobile Web
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