Then, when term limits took him out as Governor of Florida in 2006, he could spend the next two years running to replace his brother as President. Several other FReepers picked up on this point. So did you, in mentioning that Dubya might lend Rove to Jeb in 2008.
On the distinct possibility that Clinton (him and her) and Terry McAuliffe were long-term Machiavellilans, their disastrous plans, especially where to allocate their millions of dollars, made sense. They assumed that they would not take back the House. They assumed they would hold the Senate, even if they had to "bribe" Senator Chafee to do that.
So they turned their major financial guns on Jeb Bush in Florida, precisely to kill off in advance the main potential opponent to Hillary! in 2008. As has been said many times in the monarchial history of England, "If you strike at a king, you must kill him."
They struck at the future king to cut off the dynasty. They failed, and made him stronger. Now they are on the run across hill and dale, pursued by men on horseback and peasants with torches. But we must not underestimate the foe. The Clintonistas need to be hunted down, trapped, and gelded -- every last one of them, including Clinton (her).
Did I miss anything?
Congressman Billybob