Karl Rove: Kamala Harris Is ‘Not a Great Candidate,’ but Dems Are ‘Alive Again’

BAIER Let s bring ░░░░░░░░ Karl Rove Fox News ░░░░░░░░ former deputy White House ░░░░░░░░ of staff Karl good ░░░░░░░░ I know you wrote ░░░░░░░░ enthusiasm on the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ They are fired up ░░░░░░░░ ve removed some of ░░░░░░░░ baggage of President Biden ░░░░░░░░ it comes to age ░░░░░░░░ mental competency And there ░░░░░░░░ a challenge for Republicans ░░░░░░░░ is The Wall Street ░░░░░░░░ editorial board Kamala Harris ░░░░░░░░ the Republicans Democrats are ░░░░░░░░ energized as they rally ░░░░░░░░ Kamala Harris for president ░░░░░░░░ is no surprise after ░░░░░░░░ weeks of despond over ░░░░░░░░ Biden Yet Republicans seem ░░░░░░░░ and oddly on the ░░░░░░░░ foot as they didn ░░░░░░░░ think this could happen ░░░░░░░░ do you see it ░░░░░░░░ Well I think that ░░░░░░░░ right I wrote about ░░░░░░░░ in my own column ░░░░░░░░ you alluded to She ░░░░░░░░ got a lot of ░░░░░░░░ Let s not kid ░░░░░░░░ But she s also ░░░░░░░░ a momentary strength which ░░░░░░░░ be durable She s ░░░░░░░░ black brown and young ░░░░░░░░ Democrats are alive again ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ more articulate than Joe ░░░░░░░░ was in making the ░░░░░░░░ for a continuation of ░░░░░░░░ Biden Harris policy She ░░░░░░░░ going to attack on ░░░░░░░░ abortion issue far more ░░░░░░░░ than Joe Biden ever ░░░░░░░░ and Republicans had better ░░░░░░░░ their act together We ░░░░░░░░ seen the momentum close ░░░░░░░░ gap I suspect by ░░░░░░░░ Day if she has ░░░░░░░░ good rollout on the ░░░░░░░░ she has a good ░░░░░░░░ National Convention if she ░░░░░░░░ the road hard right ░░░░░░░░ and spends the last ░░░░░░░░ of August campaigning I ░░░░░░░░ not be surprised to ░░░░░░░░ her ahead in the ░░░░░░░░ on Labor Day And ░░░░░░░░ only way to reverse ░░░░░░░░ is to stay focused ░░░░░░░░ the policies that she ░░░░░░░░ advocated and the policies ░░░░░░░░ as vice president she ░░░░░░░░ helped put implement that ░░░░░░░░ given us high inflation ░░░░░░░░ gigantic mess at the ░░░░░░░░ lack of respect around ░░░░░░░░ world anti energy policies ░░░░░░░░ increasingly government interfering in ░░░░░░░░ lives of American families ░░░░░░░░ communities and American businesses ░░░░░░░░ As we get closer ░░░░░░░░ elections I d like ░░░░░░░░ listen to the grizzled ░░░░░░░░ of political races gone ░░░░░░░░ You re one of ░░░░░░░░ Another one on the ░░░░░░░░ is James Carville and ░░░░░░░░ s issuing his own ░░░░░░░░ to Democrats Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ This is too triumphalist ░░░░░░░░ This is everybody s ░░░░░░░░ Everybody should feel good ░░░░░░░░ liberated and everything else ░░░░░░░░ if we don t ░░░░░░░░ the election we haven ░░░░░░░░ done anything This kind ░░░░░░░░ giddy elation is not ░░░░░░░░ to be very helpful ░░░░░░░░ longer because that s ░░░░░░░░ what we re going ░░░░░░░░ be faced with And ░░░░░░░░ think the vice president ░░░░░░░░ it in athletic terms ░░░░░░░░ a really good cut ░░░░░░░░ in a corner because ░░░░░░░░ s getting ready to ░░░░░░░░ cut Clip ends BAIER ░░░░░░░░ And talking to Alex ░░░░░░░░ earlier Karl saying you ░░░░░░░░ there s this image ░░░░░░░░ voice of Kamala Harris ░░░░░░░░ a political candidate on ░░░░░░░░ these left ideological issues ░░░░░░░░ lives on social media ░░░░░░░░ there And how is ░░░░░░░░ going to deal with ░░░░░░░░ and reconfigure herself prior ░░░░░░░░ Chicago and the convention ░░░░░░░░ ROVE Well I have ░░░░░░░░ things First of all ░░░░░░░░ didn t take offense ░░░░░░░░ I was called grizzled ░░░░░░░░ political veteran because there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of grizzled ░░░░░░░░ as well But anyway ░░░░░░░░ s got to have ░░░░░░░░ message that is forward ░░░░░░░░ and she has also ░░░░░░░░ to have a more ░░░░░░░░ attack on Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden has been ░░░░░░░░ to mount And it ░░░░░░░░ got to be focused ░░░░░░░░ s got to be ░░░░░░░░ it s got to ░░░░░░░░ laid out and trying ░░░░░░░░ do two things at ░░░░░░░░ is harder than you ░░░░░░░░ expect Reintroducing herself and ░░░░░░░░ a vision of the ░░░░░░░░ at the same time ░░░░░░░░ she s mounting from ░░░░░░░░ you know Ground Zero ░░░░░░░░ attack on Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ going to be a ░░░░░░░░ for her Look she ░░░░░░░░ not a great candidate ░░░░░░░░ know that from 2020 ░░░░░░░░ was a flash in ░░░░░░░░ pan She did well ░░░░░░░░ a couple of debates ░░░░░░░░ she was not an ░░░░░░░░ candidate She s not ░░░░░░░░ on the stump She ░░░░░░░░ a weird manner about ░░░░░░░░ the cackle is sort ░░░░░░░░ off putting And she ░░░░░░░░ very very very left ░░░░░░░░ She was to the ░░░░░░░░ of Bernie Sanders for ░░░░░░░░ on the question of ░░░░░░░░ for All And there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of material ░░░░░░░░ that the Republicans can ░░░░░░░░ advantage of but they ░░░░░░░░ to be disciplined No ░░░░░░░░ about how this is ░░░░░░░░ coup because Biden withdraw ░░░░░░░░ she was elevated and ░░░░░░░░ don t care about ░░░░░░░░ What they care about ░░░░░░░░ what affects them in ░░░░░░░░ everyday lives rising costs ░░░░░░░░ border crisis respect for ░░░░░░░░ and so forth BAIER ░░░░░░░░ you re saying stay ░░░░░░░░ from the process stay ░░░░░░░░ from the DEI stay ░░░░░░░░ the policy ROVE Right ░░░░░░░░ s counterproductive BAIER and ░░░░░░░░ listing ROVE Yeah totally ░░░░░░░░ We re now at ░░░░░░░░ point think about it ░░░░░░░░ have just over 100 ░░░░░░░░ before the final day ░░░░░░░░ voting We have in ░░░░░░░░ instances 40 some odd ░░░░░░░░ 45 days before people ░░░░░░░░ to vote So every ░░░░░░░░ is precious at this ░░░░░░░░ in the presidential campaign ░░░░░░░░ you better be focused ░░░░░░░░ what really matters to ░░░░░░░░ And particularly what matters ░░░░░░░░ that small group of ░░░░░░░░ who are weakly linked ░░░░░░░░ to either candidate or ░░░░░░░░ up for grabs in ░░░░░░░░ battleground states because they ░░░░░░░░ truly undecided BAIER All ░░░░░░░░ Karl Rove thank you ░░░░░░░░ by the way grizzled ░░░░░░░░ a compliment ROVE Thank ░░░░░░░░ Same to you BAIER ░░░░░░░░ see you.”