It is hilarious to see the comments here about Rove. They are virtually identical to those at DU.
Of course, Rove has almost no influence within the GOP today
and certainly is not the reason Romney is the candidate.
Nonsense. Rove was reported to have basically been running the RNC in 2008 when they set up the rules intended to get Romney nominated. And Rove's SuperPAC controls an enormous amount of money and is enormously influential in Republican politics. Rove, Romney, the RNC, Fox News and Drudge are the key power centers in the Republican party establishment who basically control the party.