[Ohioan]

Rove is intellectually dysfunctional, and long has been. He understands past voting patterns & chases after them. He is utterly--utterly--unable to perceive how to actually change people's opinions on issues. Thus he advised Bush to do just about every thing that later backfired on the Republicans, because while popular at the moment, it was simply unsound, and should have been exposed, not promoted.. He is simply clueless.

See Rove--Dysron, Quack or Mole?.

William Flax

[dirtboy]

He is utterly--utterly--unable to perceive how to actually change people's opinions on issues.

As witnessed by the fact that Obama's totals from 2008 to 2012 dropped while Romney was unable to match McCain's totals in 2008. Those disaffected Obama voters largely didn't vote.

The GOP still has their head stuck in 2000 as to running an election. People get sick of phone calls and TV attack ads. You have to come up with new ways to reach potential voters, engage them and sway them to your side. Rove is a direct mail guy. And it shows.

[dirtboy]

He is utterly--utterly--unable to perceive how to actually change people's opinions on issues.

As witnessed by the fact that Obama's totals from 2008 to 2012 dropped while Romney was unable to match McCain's totals in 2008. Those disaffected Obama voters largely didn't vote.

The GOP still has their head stuck in 2000 as to running an election. People get sick of phone calls and TV attack ads. You have to come up with new ways to reach potential voters, engage them and sway them to your side. Rove is a direct mail guy. And it shows.