” Rove and the other “Establishment” Republicans cost We the People the US Senate and the California Governor’s race by their non-support of the Republican candidates. “
I was not aware until just recently that Rove and Ed Gillespie were founders of two conservative PACS -American Crossroads and Crossroads GPS.
http://www.americancrossroads.org/
Their PACs supported candidates all over the US-apparently raising over 50 million from donors,
including the founder of Swiftboat Veterans for Truth who gave them 7 million.
They ran ads for Angle against Reid and against Fisher for Portman.
” One of this election cycle’s major third party groups is announcing it will spend more than four million dollars in the next week in
its largest media buy of the season spread across eight
of the key Senate battlegrounds.
In an effort to help elect Republicans in these races, American Crossroads will spend almost $800,000 in Colorado
and $350,000 in Nevada while its affiliate Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies (GPS) is buying time in Illinois, Washington state,
Missouri, Kentucky and Pennsylvania.”
They are gearing up already for 2012, much to the alarm of the Democrats.
They plan on “advertising against Democrats as Congress returns,
when decisions loom on the extension of the Bush-
era tax cuts and immigration. “
And bashing Barry during the primary season.
Which is fantastic.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/01/us/politics/01groups.html
I thought Rove’s comments after O’Donnell became the nominee were inappropriate and unprofessional , but, Rove’s PAC actually helped a lot of good people this election season get elected.
I’m willing to give credit where credit is due — but Rove’s words after O’Donnell won the Primary cost the Republicans that Senate seat.