And now a word about Karl Rove. Karl Rove, as well informed readers of Craigorian Chant should know, is the dark genius behind the Bush presidency. All kind of dark powers have been ascribed to the man. Democratic mothers tell stories about Rove to keep Democratic kids in line. If you want to read about actual dirty tricks that the man has played read Joshua Green's piece in the Atlantic Monthly. What I am warning you guys about today is that Rove is going to try and mess with your head.
From Slate:
Sunday's Washington Post made me suspect that the Bush campaign really does think things are going poorly right now. Why? Because Republicans are starting to make preposterously overconfident predictions of a Bush landslide.
It's well-known that Karl Rove believes that swing voters like to vote for the winner. Therefore, one of the central political strategies for Bush has been to create an "aura of inevitability" that, theoretically, will bring people to his side. If everyone believes you're a political juggernaut, the theory goes, then you will become a political juggernaut.
Now there is some logic to this. If I know nothing about brands of cake except that lots of people eat cake A and not B then I should pick A. If you know nothing about Bush and Kerry (Not you my loyal readers) then taking your queues from "The American People" might be a good idea. Thus, Rove is trying to make it look like most people have decided on Bush. Don't fall for it. This sucker is going down to wire.
Money Quote:
The worse things get for Bush, the more likely his aides are to declare that he is invincible. The Bushies are starting to sound like Baghdad Bob, trumpeting a decisive victory for Saddam Hussein as the American military zooms into Iraq's capital city. Whenever Bush is in trouble, someone—usually Rove—declares that things are going just swimmingly.
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