Karl Rove

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Karl Rove

American political consultant

Also known as: Karl Christian Rove

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Last Updated: Dec 21, 2024 • Article History

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In full:: Karl Christian Rove

Born:: December 25, 1950, Denver, Colorado, U.S. (age 74)

Political Affiliation:: Republican Party

Role In:: United States presidential election of 2000; United States presidential election of 2004

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Karl Rove (born December 25, 1950, Denver, Colorado, U.S.) is an American political consultant and principal architect of United States President George W. Bush’s two presidential election campaigns (2000, 2004). Rove was political even as a young child. He pasted campaign stickers for Richard M. Nixon on his bicycle in 1960, and while in high school he volunteered for Wallace Bennett’s senatorial campaign. Though he attended the University of Utah and other colleges, he did not receive a degree, and in 1971 he went to Washington, D.C., to become executive director of the College Republicans. Two years later he successfully ...(100 of 693 words)

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