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To: mistermj who wrote (58049)	10/2/2004 12:02:02 AM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

Rove's first big splash on the Texas political scene came when he worked for the 1986 gubernatorial campaign of William Clements, Jr. At one point during the campaign the polls were tied. In a fax Rove sent to the authors of the book, he disputes this point, claiming that if they do research, the public polls will show there was always a comfortable lead for Clements. The filmmakers do the suggested research and find a Gallup poll commissioned by four TV stations and The Houston Post had the candidates dead even at 46%. Around that time, Rove claimed to have found an electronic bug hidden in his office. He implied that only Governor White's staff would have had any use for bugging his office. The police and FBI investigated. The bug's battery was so small that it needed to be changed every few hours and it hadn't been in the device long before Rove found it. Near the election and with Clements in a sizeable lead, a Republican judge halted the investigation. John Weaver was the co-chairman of the Clements campaign and would only agree to be interviewed as long as Rove's name wasn't mentioned. In regards to the bug incident, he stated, "I don't think Mark White had anything to do with it." That doesn't leave too many other suspects. This and many other Rove antics can be found in: amazon.com (Now on DVD)