Articles by Karl Rove

Obama's 'Come Home America' Speech

Wall Street Journal | September 2, 2010

At times Tuesday night, it sounded as if President Barack Obama didn't know what kind of speech he wanted to give.

Honey, I Shrunk My Approval Ratings

Wall Street Journal | August 26, 2010

In what will rank as one of the all-time presidential PR disasters, we're now well over half way through what the White House called "the summer of recovery." And what a recovery it's been.

Deconstructing Harry Reid

Wall Street Journal | August 19, 2010

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid can say the darndest things. He certainly did last week when he proclaimed: "I don't know how anyone of Hispanic heritage could be a Republican."

The Blame Bush Strategy Won't Work

Wall Street Journal | August 11, 2010

To save themselves in the midterm elections, Democrats are counting on selling two themes: The state of the economy is all George W. Bush's fault, and Republican policies will take us backwards.

Will the GOP Storm the Statehouses?

Wall Street Journal | August 4, 2010

It must have been gloomy for Democrats when the nation's governors met last month in Boston for their annual summer get-together. The reason: If congressional races look bad for Democrats, the 37 gubernatorial contests are even worse.

The Missing Word in Our Afghanistan Strategy

Wall Street Journal | July 28, 2010

What President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron didn't say during last week's joint news conference may have mattered more than what they did say.

Friendly Fire on Capitol Hill

Wall Street Journal | July 21, 2010

Describing the White House last week, Congressional Democrats used words like "ineptness," "neglected" and "disconcerting," and phrases like "isn't aggressive enough." President Barack Obama has only himself to blame for these protests.

My Biggest Mistake in the White House

Wall Street Journal | July 14, 2010

Seven years ago today, in a speech on the Iraq war, Sen. Ted Kennedy fired the first shot in an all-out assault on President George W. Bush's integrity.

A Growth Agenda for the GOP

Wall Street Journal | July 7, 2010

During the last week, President Barack Obama doubled down on a losing political bet, further cementing the Democratic Party's reputation as the champion of bigger deficits, higher spending and more government.

Obama and the Fiscal 'Road to Hell'

Wall Street Journal | June 30, 2010

At last week's G-20 meeting, President Barack Obama achieved a two-fer. He suffered a significant international defeat, and he increased the chances his party will suffer a major domestic one this fall.