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.
Incumbents don't get beat because there's a bad national environment.
I'm not a self-promoter. I'm not on TV all the time.
It's never been a problem for Bono. I find it hard to believe she would pass up an opportunity to lobby the President on behalf of Operation Smile.
It's never been a problem for Bono .
I'm going to call Roswell (N.M.) and warn them that Ronnie Earle is on the witch hunt for the Martians they have there.
It's very easy to look at something and just click delete. At least if they are taking out a piece of mail, you know they are taking it out and looking at it on the way to the garbage can.
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.
At this point in time, I fully expect to be the majority come November.
I spend all my time trying to avoid the spotlight.
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.
Any incumbent running for re-election that needs our support will get it.