{"id":2107,"date":"2007-08-15T16:20:00","date_gmt":"2007-08-15T22:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/2007\/08\/guv-claims-hes-karl-roves-worst-nightmare\/"},"modified":"2007-08-15T16:20:00","modified_gmt":"2007-08-15T22:20:00","slug":"guv-claims-hes-karl-roves-worst-nightmare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2007\/08\/guv-claims-hes-karl-roves-worst-nightmare\/","title":{"rendered":"Guv claims he&#8217;s &#8216;Karl Rove&#8217;s worst nightmare&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_IabUCQmoheQ\/RsN8Q0uF4rI\/AAAAAAAADIA\/2dlsQWRoNnM\/s1600-h\/Richardsonforpresident.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_IabUCQmoheQ\/RsN8Q0uF4rI\/AAAAAAAADIA\/2dlsQWRoNnM\/s200\/Richardsonforpresident.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099055831585252018\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.richardsonforpresident.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bill Richardson\u2019s<\/a> campaign is claiming that the governor is \u201cKarl Rove\u2019s worst nightmare in 2008.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">In an letter sent by e-mail today to campaign supporters, Dave Contarino, Richardson\u2019s campaign manager, wrote that Rove\u2019s resignation \u201cmay signal the end of an era where politicians start wars based on deceptions, and don\u2019t mind sacrificing our civil rights to protect a political advantage. So maybe this is a turning point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Then the fear tactic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u201cOr maybe this is just the day Karl Rove officially starts working to defeat Democrats in 2008,\u201d Contarino wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">And the answer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u201cBill Richardson is Karl Rove\u2019s worst nightmare in 2008 \u2013 a candidate that can not only win Democrats over, but can also bring in legions of new voters and solidify a Democratic majority for years to come,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Of course, it\u2019s a fundraising letter, and not just a standard letter asking for one-time gifts, but one going after average Democrats by asking them to give a little each month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u201cPersonally, I like the idea of making Rove\u2019s worst nightmare come true,\u201d Contarino wrote. \u201cBut we have a lot of work ahead of us to get there: first, winning the nomination; then, fighting off the Republicans who will still use Rove\u2019s book of dirty tricks; and, finally, repairing the damage Rove and Bush have wrought in this country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u201cThank you for your help,\u201d the letter concludes. \u201cWe count on you, and we look forward to frustrating Karl Rove and his followers for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The letter includes a graphic that includes the text \u201cKarl gone for good? When pigs fly.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bill Richardson\u2019s campaign is claiming that the governor is \u201cKarl Rove\u2019s worst nightmare in 2008.\u201d In an letter sent by e-mail today to campaign supporters, Dave Contarino, Richardson\u2019s campaign manager, wrote that Rove\u2019s resignation \u201cmay signal the end of an era where politicians start wars based on deceptions, and don\u2019t mind sacrificing our civil rights [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2107"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2107\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}