The left is critcizing Karl Rove for his visit in the burgeoning political hotbed of North Dakota:
A senator from New Jersey is criticizing White House adviser Karl Rove for planning to attend a North Dakota fundraiser the same day Hurricane Rita is expected to hit Texas.
Democrat Frank Lautenberg sent a letter to President Bush Friday saying "it would be expected that Mr. Rove would be at his post '24/7' during this crisis."
Rove is scheduled to attend a Fargo fundraiser for the North Dakota Republican Party on Saturday. He also is scheduled to speak with Gov. John Hoeven, who some Republicans are pushing to challenge Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad.
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Conrad is up for re-election in 2006, and Hoeven has been touted by state and national political officials as his strongest potential Republican opponent. But the governor has been quiet on his plans, deferring questions on a run without denying he is considering it.
"Rove is putting politics over people," said Rick Gion, a spokesman for the state Democratic Party. "What is he doing politicking in North Dakota when the people of the Gulf Region need his help?"
The White House pushed several high-profile Republicans to run in the 2004 election cycle, including Republican John Thune of South Dakota. Thune ousted Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle last November.
A spokesman for Conrad echoed criticism by Lautenberg and Gion.
"I find Karl Rove's sense of priorities very curious," said Chris Thorne.
Fear is beginning to set in for the ND Democrats. They obviously recognize that Hoeven could defeat Conrad, so in response they charge Rove of politicking to discredit the action.
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