Democrats must find a way to compete with Rove Inc.

Seattle Times
Thursday, December 16, 2004
Democrats must find a way to compete with Rove Inc.
WASHINGTON — Democrats have come down with a serious case of Rove Envy. It is a form of jealousy that could have some useful consequences.
The longing is for the strategic clarity and organizational acumen that Karl Rove, President Bush's political top gun, brought to the 2004 campaign. Put aside that Rove has been mythologized by both his friends and his enemies. Ignore (just for the moment) that Bush's campaign against John Kerry was relentlessly negative. What really irks Democrats is that they did a lot of things right this year and were still out-hustled by the GOP. Figuring out why is — and should be — a Democratic obsession....