Articles by Karl Rove

ObamaCare and Red State Democrats

Wall Street Journal | September 17, 2009

On Friday, I was at DePauw University in Indiana debating former Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean.

Obama's Big Political Gamble

Wall Street Journal | September 10, 2009

Millions of Americans watched President Barack Obama's speech last night to a joint session of Congress.

Obama and the Perfect Political Storm

Wall Street Journal | September 3, 2009

August was the worst month of Barack Obama's presidency.

Obama Targets Medicare Advantage

Wall Street Journal | August 27, 2009

President Barack Obama was wise to vacation this week on Martha's Vineyard.

'Closing in on Rove'

Wall Street Journal | August 20, 2009

For more than two years, House Judiciary Committee Democrats and the New York Times editorial board have argued that I personally arranged for Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman to be prosecuted in 2004 for corruption and ordered the removal of eight U.S. attorneys in 2006 for failing to investigate Democrats.

Obama and the Permanent Campaign

Wall Street Journal | August 13, 2009

Team Obama is suffering from Extended Campaign Syndrome. In an election, campaign staffers are often just trying to survive until the next week or the next primary.

Health Reform and the Tax Pledge

Wall Street Journal | August 6, 2009

Americans are now seeing the damage that polls and focus groups can inflict on White House decision-making.

Obama’s Great Health Scare

Wall Street Journal | July 30, 2009

On the campaign trail last year, Barack Obama promised to end the “politics of fear and cynicism.”

ObamaCare in Trouble

Wall Street Journal | July 23, 2009

Polls are turning against President Barack Obama’s health-care plan. The political calendar is, too.

The President Moves the Economic Goalposts

Wall Street Journal | July 16, 2009

So what's a president to do when the promises he made about his economic stimulus program fail to materialize?