Karl Rove's Split Personality.

ROVE, Karl, 1950-; UNITED States presidential elections; ELECTIONS; PRACTICAL politics; BUSH, George W. (George Walker), 1946-; POLITICAL campaigns; NEGATIVE campaigning

This article profiles Karl Rove, the White House deputy chief of staff, who has largely been credited with U.S. President George W. Bush's election wins and the 2002 Republican wins in the midterm election. The author ruminates on whether this success can carry over into the 2006 midterm elections, given the public's current level of dissatisfaction with the Bush administration.