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Karl Rove

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Connections: Karl Rove has direct or once-removed relationships with 483 people, organizations or other entities in our database of the most influential people in America. Under a scoring system that gives more weight to direct links, this score is higher than 97% of all entries.

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Muckety connection score: 97

Influence: Rove has a Muckety influence index of 87 out of 100. This is a measure of power and reach compared with others in the U.S. leadership elite.

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Muckety influence score: 87

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Karl Rove

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Gender: Male

Address: Lives and/or works in Austin, TX

Areas of interest:

business

electronics industry

media

politics & government

Personal social network: Much of Rove's Muckety comes from political connections.

Muckety news stories featuring Karl Rove

Swift Boaters for Rick Perry

A presidential bid by Texas Gov. Rick Perry, widely regarded as imminent, could bring back the old Swift Boat gang.

July 22, 2011

Rove-backed groups bring in millions

Two conservative groups steered by Karl Rove are attracting millions of dollars in donations from businesses and wealthy individuals.

September 21, 2010

Edward Gillespie takes Karl Rove role in the White House

Edward W. Gillespie, counselor to President Bush, is no stranger to controversy.

May 21, 2008

A kinder, gentler Rove?

Meet the new Karl Rove.

April 4, 2008

Karl Rove crosses over to the Mac side

Casting directors looking to fill the part of Karl Rove in a movie account of the second Bush presidency might turn to John Hodgman, the actor who plays PC in the Apple Inc. commercials.

March 27, 2008

Karl Rove personal relations:

Robert B. Barnett - attorney

Bob Perry - friend

Other current Karl Rove relationships:

American Crossroads - co-founder

Apple Inc. - product user

Crossroads GPS - adviser

Fox News - commentator

Threshold Editions - signed book contract

Wall Street Journal - columnist

Karl Rove past relationships:

Kirk Blalock - aide

College Republican National Committee - national chairman & executive director

Matthew Cooper - source

George W. Bush administration - political strategist

J. Timothy Griffin - assistant

Henry Hager - staffer

Chris Henick - aide

Karl Rove & Company - founder

Karl Rove's breakfast club - host

Robert D. Novak (deceased) - source

Susan Ralston - aide

Darby Rove - spouse

Five degrees of Kevin:

We can connect Karl Rove with Kevin Bacon in five steps:
Karl Rove → Apple Inc. →
  Mayer Brown → JPMorgan Chase & Co. →
    Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities →

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Extended reach:

Among the most influential people in Karl Rove's web of second-degree relationships:

Albert A. Gore Jr.

Ronald D. Sugar

Richard B. Cheney

TIP: You can search for once-removed connections between two people by entering both their names, separated by AND.

Additional Muckety map information sources:

New York Observer

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San Francisco Chronicle

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Slate

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State of Denial, Bob Woodward

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Karl Rove campaign contributions:

Listed below are federal donations of $3,000+ reported to the FEC.

Republican National Committee - $5,000 on 1/20/2011

National Republican Congressional Committee - $5,000 on 6/15/2010