Corn on “Hardball”: Can Karl Rove Rein in The Republican Party?

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Karl Rove, the mastermind behind the Republican super PAC American Crossroads, announced this week that he’s launching a new super PAC geared towards scoring less divisive candidates wins during the primaries. The Grio‘s Joyce Reid and DC bureau chief David Corn discuss Rove’s new plan on MSNBC’s Hardball:

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