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
We try to run these races district by district. It will really just depend on which part of the country and which district you are talking about.
I spend all my time trying to avoid the spotlight.
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.
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.
I've always tried to stay behind the scenes, and I intend to keep it that way.
At this point in time, I fully expect to be the majority come November.
You also have to be a good candidate.
I would not have any conversations with basically anybody else at the (party) committee about what individual campaigns would do from a strategic standpoint.
I think he did very well considering everything that has been going on and the attacks he has been under. He is still going to have a tough race in November in a very expensive media market.
I think House races are most often about local and pocketbook issues and gas prices are definitely a pocketbook issue. The unanswered question that nobody knows the answer to is where are gas prices in October?
I think he will win relatively easily and without a runoff.
Having military experience is a great resume item, but it does not automatically make someone a good candidate. It takes a lot more to be a credible candidate than one strong resume point.