Rove Disappointed Voters Undermine Democracy

So, Karl Rove really believed his own spin. He honestly believed that the Republicans would hold on, and of course the arrogance is stunning. Here's just one revealing quote from the short Newsweek article linked above:

"Based on his models, he [Rove] forecast a loss of 12 to 14 seats in the House—enough to hang on to the majority. Rove placed so much faith in his figures that, after the elections, he planned to convene a panel of Republican political scientists—to study just how wrong the polls were."

The interesting insight that is more implimplied than stated is that Karl Rove's approach is fundamentally undemocratic. The beliefs and will of the people is "wrong," public opinion irrelevant. It all comes down to a "matirx" of electoral math driven by get out the vote, wedge issues, gerrymandering and probably any other undemocratic politcal tactic you can name.

It worked and worked, until it stopped working.