Rove On McCain: "Very Steep Hill To Climb"

John McCain has a "very steep hill to climb" to win the election, former White House adviser Karl Rove told "Fox News Sunday."

Rove, nicknamed "The Architect" for his role in helping President Bush win the last two elections, gave a sober assessment of McCain's chances, explaining that Barack Obama is ahead with 317 electoral votes, according to his own electoral map.

Rove forecast that Virginia, Colorado, Indiana and Ohio would go Obama's way and that McCain has to win back those states and dominate the remaining battleground states to have any chance of winning:

In order to -- in order for McCain to win, he's got a very steep hill to climb. He's got to win all of the toss-up states, 64 electoral votes, all the yellow-shaded states on the map.

Then he needs to strip away Ohio and Indiana with 31 electoral votes to get him to 252. And then he needs to either win Colorado and Virginia, which gets him to 274, or win one of them plus Pennsylvania, which would get him to 282 or 286. It's a steep uphill climb.

Rove also commented on recent reports about infighting within the McCain campaign:

It is a sign of undisciplined people who do not have the loyalty that they ought to have to the candidate whom they're serving. And it's -- it's a sad sight to see. Nobody makes themselves look good by this process..

Comments

[Opt1musPr1me]

Wow Huffpost!! That picture of McCain makes him look even more old!

[forpeace]

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....... and that is with makeup!

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[Ohg]

Even Karl Rove knows there are limits to the use of the Dark Arts of hate and fear. McCain immersed his campaign in horrid potions of disgust. We are watching the consequences. .......................

http://thefiresidepost.com/2008/10/19/mccain-the-dark-arts-of-rovian-politics/

[ZsaZsa]

The JMc campaign is like a basketball team that's down 20 points late in the fourth quarter and has resorted to running downcourt, launching wild 3-pointers, and then fouling, even though they have no chance of coming back, and the crowd boos them because they're just holding up the end of the game.

[GuyFawkes]

It looks to me as if the polls are tightening again, and it may have to do with the persistent hammering of the economic issue. ABC/WSJ new tracking poll has O down 3 pts to a lead of 7 (53-46), with O's numbers on handling the economy slipping slightly. Is it too much to ask that O maybe try something besdies playing prevent defense in the last week? Maybe get aggressive attacking McCain on social security and health care, instead of constantly using the Bush meme. Also, maybe using the experience card on Palin, since she appears to be a drag on McCain still. I just don't like the "playing not to lose in the last week" strategy.

[SurrealPumpkin]

Poor McCain, people are putting their loyalty to the country ahead of loyalty to the party. tsk, tsk, tsk. The really sorry part is that Rove doesn't even realize that that's what he said.

[olephart]

The only hill Rove et. al. need to climb has 13 steps and a platform.

[mrJJ]

The Presidential Race Really is tightening!!!!

Republican Mc'Gimmick's chances of winning is @ 3.3%

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/

[JadedAggie]

The ridiculous statements coming out of that campaign really make me wonder what crazy plans they have for voter suppression and intimidation.

[robXdion]

Rove is just getting his escape route to a non-extradition treaty country ready.

[SurrealPumpkin]

I'll settle for trial in absentia and possibility of returning to the US. Besides, there aren't all that many choices left of countries with non-extradition treaties.

[truesteam]

How about Dubai (sp)?

[Roxanna]

It is about time that the Rove strategy of overt corrupt politicking comes to an end. McCain embarrassing him was his own undoing.

[LemonMeringue]

The ace in Karl Rove's pocket:

voter suppression

already done in many states

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUV_fVoGUBE

[mesuki]

Why isn't this big headed man in an orange jumpsuit with chains on his ankles and behind bars?

[MetalCM]

Rove On McCain: "Very Steep Hill To Climb"



His own creation..............All his b u l l s h i t

[jj]

Actually, Rove- that'd be a very deep hole the GOP needs to climb out of.

...and don't sell yourself short on your overswhelming contribution to such, Piglet.

[MrBwood]

don't listen to this skunk. Vote

[ECB]

True

[Stilts9]

And Rove has a very steep climb out of political corruption, dishonesty, and perhaps traitorism.