[Darkwolf377]

Instead, the Establishment started problems by badmouthing the candidate -- thereby shouting out to the Democrats "OPEN SEASON!"

Because if Karl Rove didn't say anything, the Democrats would have supported O'Donnell.

Good God...

[Eagle Eye]

The GOP normally expects candidates to support the primary winner.

The GOP sabotaged O’Donnell.

[grey_whiskers]

Because if Karl Rove didn't say anything, the Democrats would have supported O'Donnell.

There is in legal circles the concept of "admission against interest" which is usually felt to have more credibility than a merely partisan assertion.

Rove's imprimatur by bashing her *on FOX NEWS* and *ON THE NIGHT SHE WON THE NOMINATION* (the more so as "The Architect") gave a social signal that she wasn't going to be defended, so piling on would be OK.

Cheers!

[cherry]

Rover SET THE TABLE for the talking points of the left.

he could have been noncommittal...he could have just been quiet....

but when you have the supposed king maker of the pub party....personally, he's the king of poop island....and others attacking...yes ATTACKING a pub candidate from the git go...well, its not going to go well..

I don't know if COD would have won...probably not...but it would have been a race on the issues and not on high school or college antics...