He raised record amount of money in this election, like it or not he isn’t going anywhere. Every party in every state has it’s own political machine in place and no one dare run before the machine determines it is their time or the machine will destroy them.
Ya, he raised the money before he want on and trashed Tea Party candidates, his days as a king maker are over, he is part of the old school we need to get out of our party. Trust me, he will have far less influence, if any, in 2012, and what power he has he will use against the likes of Sarah Palin, so after 2012, he’s going to hated every bit as much as Nancy Pelosi.