Carl Forti
Carl Forti
Carl Forti is an American Republican Party strategist who is the political director of Karl Rove's American Crossroads Super PAC. He was political director for Mitt Romney in 2008. Prior to joining American Crossroads, Forti has co-founded the Black Rock Group and has been instrumental in the formation of Republican 527's and Super PACs. He has been referred to as "Karl Rove's Karl Rove", "one of the smartest people in politics you've never heard of," and "the Alexander the Great...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
CountryUnited States of America
At this point in time, I fully expect to be the majority come November.
There is not a big anti-incumbent movement building out there. This is a snapshot in time that doesn't mean a lot.
We talk to groups and people all the time and recommend strategy. We do that with campaigns. It's part of what we do.
Obama has been well-received on the world stage, but that doesn't help him operate domestically.
She would love to meet the president and talk about Operation Smile ... but she can't do it at a fund-raiser for the Republican Party. It's never been a problem for Bono.
Move-on?s long planned attacks were derailed before they got out of the gate because they?re false and deceptive. Voters will see right through it.
Ney has maintained his innocence, that he was duped. If Bob Ney is running for re-election, he'll have our full support.
Scott Brown is a superstar. Scott Brown won a race that nobody expected Republicans to even be competitive in, and he was able to do it at a time when nothing else going on, so he captured the attention of conservatives across the country.
I spend all my time trying to avoid the spotlight.
The speaker has said if you get 50 members who sign a letter calling for elections, we'll have elections. Mr. Reynolds is not one of those people.
People understand bureaucracy and they understand sometimes it's a pain in the butt. And any time you're going to start a new program, there's going to be some problems.
People don't go into a voting booth and vote for a Republican or Democratic Congress. They vote for a person and a person they have a relationship with.
People don't believe that their congressman is crooked just because you say he is. There's really more of a personal connection that you have to overcome.
I've always tried to stay behind the scenes, and I intend to keep it that way.