A longtime Republican strategist who shaped modern GOP politics has broken with party loyalty, declaring he will vote for a Democrat in this year’s elections. In a rare public discussion, the architect of President George W. Bush’s campaigns sat down with a Democratic counterpart to debate election integrity, the future of their respective parties, and the high-stakes midterm races. Their conversation touched on whether the strategist will support his party’s Senate nominee, signaling a potential shift in his political alignment. The exchange offers a glimpse into the tensions and calculations shaping this year’s elections from two of Washington’s most influential voices.
Karl Rove is known for his hardball politics promoting the GOP. But in the past two weeks, he announced that this year he is voting for a Democrat. Lisa Desjardins sat down with Rove and another architect of modern politics, Democrat David Axelrod. Their conversation covered election security, whether Rove will vote for Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton and their midterm predictions.
