In an American Spectator blog post, Jeffrey Lord opined on the Fox 2012 Primary, writing that Karl Rove is “wrong,” in his criticisms of Christine O'Donnell's unsuccessful, Palin-backed candidacy for the Delaware Senate race. Lord wrote that Rove's criticism “is setting the boundaries for a very serious discussion to come.”

From Lord's November 2 American Spectator post headlined, “Rove Gets It Wrong: O'Donnell's Loss is Conservative Win”:

What startles in the Karl Rove declaration that there is a “lesson” in the defeat of Christine O'Donnell is that he simply doesn't get it.

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Ms. O'Donnell deserves conservative thanks.

Karl Rove is setting the boundaries for a very serious discussion to come.