Rove's job is to raise money from contributors to give to campaigns and to conduct research and public information in support of candidates and interest groups who wish to support certain candidates or legislative initiatives, both in local and Fed elections.

He consults andt charges healthy fees. He convinces businessmen they need to part with their money in order to make more. He made quite a reputation working during the Bush years because he was so effective at making things happen. That rep is now threatened. People may be hesitant about paying those fees, or contributing to his campaigns.

Basically, he's in the position of an attorney whose client just got his ass sued off in spite of the fact he supposedly had an airtight defense. I don't know how many of Rove's other campaigns (Romney wasn't the only one) succeeded Tuesday night, but he definitely took a hit. It's going to cost him business, maybe his career. I'm curious to see how he's going to spin this.

Tough break, Karl. But you can always get a job being a token Conservative on MSNBC, like Michael Steele and Steve Schmidt.