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.
We talk to groups and people all the time and recommend strategy. We do that with campaigns. It's part of what we do.
Donors want to meet famous people, and getting a high profile draw for a fundraiser is one way to boost both the crowd and the cash. It's why the president and the vice president are always in demand. These folks are in demand because people around the country want to meet them.
It's a very Republican district. There won't be a shortage of people who are interested in running for the seat.
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.
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.
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.