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Hey NRPlus Members, Hope You’re Joining Us for the Karl Rove Call

By Rich Lowry

February 26, 2019 5:00 PM

Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove speaks during the SALT conference in Las Vegas, Nev., May 18, 2017. (Richard Brian/REUTERS)

We have an NRPlus call with Karl Rove at 1 p.m. tomorrow. If you are a member, you’ve gotten an invite. If you aren’t a member and want to be included in future calls, in addition to all the other benefits of NRPlus, the sign-up page is here. Looking forward to the discussion tomorrow.

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