Rove doesn't have 1/10 the conservative success rate and track record of Sarah Palin.
If I were launching a new conservative venture, the last venue I'd choose for the announcement would be the New York Times. Karl Rove has gone to the Times to announce that he has created a new "conservative" entity "to recruit seasoned candidates and protect Senate incumbents from challenges by far-right conservatives and Tea Party enthusiasts."
Rove argues that Republican fortunes have been ruined by "far-right conservatives," but he's shamelessly calling this entity the "Conservative Victory Project." Yes, and I could call myself Ray Lewis, but it doesn't make it so.
Whaddaya know? The liberal Democrats at the Times love this idea....
Rove works for Rove.
"success rate ... of Sarah Palin." Really? She was mayor of a very small town, lost a race for Alaska Lt. Governor, then held the office of Governor (of a state with the population of Austin, TX) for about three years before resigning mid-term. And, oh yes, she was Vice Presidential candidate on a losing Republican ticket in 2008.
Her profile is high, her success rate less so. Rove, on the other hand, got a guy twice elected governor of one of the nation's largest states, then got him elected President -- twice.