What if the products really were terrible? I believe a better candidate would have been elected. Do you think Rove has more influence than Palin?
The Coons product is far, by far, worse than the O'Donnell on her worst day. A Marxist, he reaped the benefit of free MSM "advertising" occasioned by Rove's treachery. If Rove believed his product, Castle, was superior, he had the option of silence after his man lost. That's even if he truly believed Castle had a better shot than O'Donnell. You see, the voters did not agree.
What Rove did was highlight his own ineptitude. Rove selfishly injected himself into the race on the other side ... the side other than the one that pays him.