Disagree. The "several candidates" bit was Rove's idea -- evidence? Well, the presence of Ed Rollins on Michele Bachmann's campaign staff, for one thing. That tells you where her input was coming from. That's Point One. Point Two is, the advice obviously was not, "Oh, wait, Michele -- if too many conservatives like you jump in, there won't be enough money to mount a credible challenge to the GOP-E candidate, Mitt Romney. Are you sure you want to do this? There are not enough dollars and votes to get you to the nomination, and you'll only end up preventing another conservative from challenging the RiNO's and RNC."
She was NOT getting that sort of advice, prima facie on the evidence of her own actions.
Consider too the sudden reversal of Rick Perry's earlier decision to stay in Texas. Who told him, "Come on in, Rick, the water's fine -- this is your year, your year to win it all, your last chance for the Big Brass Ring, and yes, of course you're perfectly well-suited and have the right background to seek national office -- people in Ohio and Michigan will just love you!"
No, the RiNO's baited those people into the race. Only Mitt had the money to go the distance, and getting everyone else into the race was their way of destroying any chance of a successful conservative challenge: dry up the money, and turn the competition against one another.
We didn't do that.
Pure Rove. Pure evil. But I repeat myself.
Good post, I’m glad that you were willing to put out the effort to describe all that history.
Those laws aren't made for just the little people.