The problem was not Rove’s opinion. It was his voicing it so bitterly and so publicly the night of her victory.
Despite my long-term loathing of John McCain, I managed to spend almost 5 months supporting his candidacy on Free Republic and other sites without once mentioning what a terrible candidate he was.
Why did I do that? Because even if McCain was doomed, talking him down would depress the vote, causing harm to GOP candidates down ticket.
Not that I am an influential pundit, but I try to follow the rules of intelligent political behavior, as taught by our old friend Common Tator. Rove did not, showing me he let his emotions rule. It was a bad mistake, and, as rodguy said, cost him a fair amount of support from people like me, who had been his staunch defenders.
I think its a mistake to underestimate what you and others do here. This site/our thread is followed big time. The wisdom of you and many others is what makes it so great.
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