Outmaneuvered?

Following is an interesting spin from the New York Times. Were the Democrats "outmaneuvered," or were these past elections stolen? There is plenty of evidence to support the latter. Does this wording, which we suddenly hear everywhere (even Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update), prepare the American public to accept the proposition that Karl Rove is a master at getting out the vote - again - when the reality is that the election has been stolen - again?

Guardedly, Democrats Are Daring to Believe - New York Times

"For Democrats these days, life is one measure glee, one measure dread and one measure hubris. If they are as confident as they have been in a decade about regaining at least one house of Congress - and they are - it is a confidence tempered by the searing memories of being outmaneuvered, for three elections straight, by superior Republican organizing and financial strength, and by continued wariness about the political skills of President Bush's senior adviser, Karl Rove."