It is too early to say for certain how bad a loss this is for Rove. We will need to see if people continue to donate to Crossroads, hoping for better results in the future.

The beginning of the post on Republicans who don’t realize that the problem is the message certainly applies to Viguerie. It is possible that with a message as bad as the one the Republicans are trying to see, no amount of money can win a national election.

Also– note that Viguerie demands that the right get “leaders more in tune with the grassroots of the conservative base of the Party.” Romney-Ryan, posing as the most right-wing candidates since Goldwater, just didn’t believe hard enough.

I don’t think that anyone in the GOP has the incentives, political sway, or perhaps even inclination, to bring the party into line with reality on public policy or on electoral demographics.