DES MOINES – Tonight the Republican Party of Iowa (RPI) will welcome Karl Rove, the mastermind of Bush-era deficit spending and jobs killing measures. Rove will headline a private fundraiser for the RPI tonight at the State Fair that is closed to the public and press.

“The support of failed Bush-era policies by Iowa Republicans couldn’t be more clear. Not only do Republican candidates openly advocate returning us to the very policies that put our nation into an economic crisis, they are welcoming the man responsible,” said Iowa Democratic Party Chairwoman Sue Dvorsky. “It’s clear Iowa Republicans support Bush’s deficit spending, tax cuts for the rich and an unregulated Wall Street allowed to run our economy into the ground.”

“Rove’s visit confirms that Iowa Republicans like Terry Branstad and Chuck Grassley want nothing more than a return to failed Bush-era economic and social policies,” added Dvorsky.