In Rove's and the GOP-E eyes that was a success.
I honestly think the GOP-E preferred to have the Rat win than her.
She had to fight Rats and Rinos from the get go.
I wrote him off a long time ago.
He is in it for the money — he knows the system is in melt down, and figures, along with the rest of the Evil Inside the Beltway crowd, that if he has enough money tucked away, when the SHTF event occurs, he and his buddies will be totally insulated FRom the mess.
Follow the money.