According to Unger, the new political landscape can be boiled down to a single equation: The Democratic Party vs. Karl Rove.
 
As Unger readily admits, Rove's political career was considered dead after the 'ugly stain" of the George W. Bush presidency, a fall from grace that makes his astronomical rise to GOP "party boss" all the more legendary.
 
And Rove's aspirations are legendary as well. According to Unger, Rove is playing the long game, in which electing Romney is just the beginning.