| Atwater helped complete an overhaul of the Republican attack strategy that was devastatingly successful and has come to define modern Republican presidential campaigns. He also mentored a young political operative called Karl Rove, who went on to guide George W Bush to successive election victories. Rove then mentored Steve "The Bullet" Schmidt, who runs John McCain's campaign and who has crafted its brutally negative ads. |
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