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
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 spend all my time trying to avoid the spotlight.
I've always tried to stay behind the scenes, and I intend to keep it that way.
I don't think the people are going to change their opinion on the health care plan because President Obama has now won the Nobel Peace Prize.
If it happens, it happens, ... we're not looking specifically for Iraq war veterans.
You can play a what-if game, but we don't typically address hypothetical scenarios.