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02-07-2013, 04:54 PM
Real estate mogul Donald Trump is joining the chorus of conservative activists upset with Karl Rove over his decision to launch a new super-PAC aimed at aiding more electable candidates.
Trump blasted Rove as "a total loser" on Twitter on Thursday.
Rove, a former Bush aide and major Republican fundraiser, launched the Conservative Victory Project earlier this week. The political action committee's stated intent is to aid Republican candidates it considers more viable in a general election, but the group has come under fire from some grassroots groups who argue that the party establishment is attempting to crowd out their efforts.
Trump, whose subscription to "birther" conspiracy theories has won him favor with some in the Tea Party, argued the last election cycle cast doubt on Rove's political instincts.
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/twitter-room/other-news/281819-trump-karl-rove-is-a-total-loser-bad-political-strategist#ixzz2KFycQvTn
Trump blasted Rove as "a total loser" on Twitter on Thursday.
Rove, a former Bush aide and major Republican fundraiser, launched the Conservative Victory Project earlier this week. The political action committee's stated intent is to aid Republican candidates it considers more viable in a general election, but the group has come under fire from some grassroots groups who argue that the party establishment is attempting to crowd out their efforts.
Trump, whose subscription to "birther" conspiracy theories has won him favor with some in the Tea Party, argued the last election cycle cast doubt on Rove's political instincts.
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/twitter-room/other-news/281819-trump-karl-rove-is-a-total-loser-bad-political-strategist#ixzz2KFycQvTn