Yes he was against O’Donnell from the start but really is giving him way too much credit. I can’t imagine that he is that powerful to affect a campaign. I always thought he was given too much credit for President Bush winning in 2004. Is this guy really that influential????? He seems deeby to me. :)
“Yes he was against O’Donnell from the start but really is giving him way too much credit.”
I agree that the Marxist may have won without Rove’s help, although no one can be sure. Scott Brown should have been destroyed in MA, but managed to win - then of course Rove was engineering his defeat. But had Rove come out against Brown, I’m not so sure he could have pulled it off.
Another way to look at it: Suppose Conlin Bowell had come out two weeks before the 2008 election and told the country that having Obama as prez was incredibly dangerous due to how stupid he is (regarding international relations) and that it was imperative to keep him from taking office. Had that happened, I think that Obama would have lost - my point being that relative lightweights can have a big impact when they take a bold stand. Had Rove supported O’Donnell - a yawn, who cares? But Rove out there screaming that she has no business in the Senate - even though she’s a Republican who won her primary - that does have clout.