If Karl had kept his mouth shut she’d be right in it right now.
Personally, I think she can still win. But, just imagine the election results -- after the NRSC does nothing to help her -- if she loses by less than 5%. What will the party say? "See, we were right?" I think they will look very bad.
Clearly they did whatever he told them to do in 2000, 2004 and 2008.