This diary is short and conspiratorial. But it's about Rove, so conspiratorial is appropriate.
We all know that Rove recommended Palin to McCain (see DemFromCT's diary), but I've been wondering what Rove was up to.
Start with:
- Rove doesn't like McCain.
- The Republican brand was worth a wet cigarette butt.
and you get
- McCain was bound to lose,
- and Rove wouldn't mind.
(sort of an idea palindrome about Rove's Palin drone).
Why bring up Palin? The future. He knows Palin's inexperienced, but he thinks she could be a female Ronald Reagan, so he bets on the future of the Republicans. Bring her out now, shake all the dirt out of the rug, and then she can run again the next time and claim (like Hillary did) that people have been through her trash. Next time around, you can't claim she lacks experience.
If she falls flat, so what? She was a gamble anyway.
I think they were hoping to set her up for 2012. Maybe they still hope she'll rise from the ashes of this election.
Poll below the fold.