WATCH: Karl Rove Rejects Ohio Results
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Shortly after NBC and CBS called the election for President Obama, Fox News followed. This dismayed Fox analyst Karl Rove, who refused to accept that Obama had won Ohio. Rove kept reiterating that Ohio was too close to call and argued that key Republican strongholds had yet to be reported. His persistence took fellow anchors Chris Wallace and Megyn Kelly by surprise and made for riveting television. Watch the clip below.
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