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Originally Posted by The_Jazz
Rove is damaged goods now. If he does jump onto a campaign, it will have to be covertly since even some of the Republican faithful don't have high opinions of the guy. Why would a candidate attach themselves to this administration when the numbers are so low? There's no real positive to having Rove involved overtly for the candidate since anything that could actually accomplish would be tainted by the votes his presence would drive away.
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This was my immediate thought, but then I stopped and considered how many presidential campaigns Bob Shrum has worked for - without winning a single one. Hell, people were writing articles about the "Shrum Curse". Yet, up until his retirement he was one of the hottest properties in the democratic field. I think that says a lot about branding and the perception of "mojo" in the campaign consulting field. I wouldn't count Rove out of campaigning yet, though I doubt he'll accept another White House position.