Many modern-day political followers would proclaim that no modern-era President or politician was ever as hated as George W Bush.
Against the backdrop of visible hate they might just be right.
However, against the ideology of defining hate level by the strength of the hater, more people still would attach the “most hated” label to Karl Rove.
Each contingent might just be right; it is, quite simply and historically, too early to tell.
However, I would argue the most hated, and subsequently most influential, man is actually the person who gave rise to both Karl Rove and George W Bush, Lee Atwater.
Lee Atwater was the mentor for Karl Rove, and subsequently under his tutelage “The architect” was born. Were it not for the messaging system of Karl Rove, learned at the knee of the master Atwater, few would doubt the 2004 electoral victory of Dubya.
But what made Lee Atwater so darned good is exactly what is needed right now. It was Atwater who helped bring Ronald Reagan to victory against Jimmy Carter. A look at Atwater’s messaging style could seriously benefit today’s patriots. (more…)








