Lie.

The usual suspect (emphasis mine)…

"The profile of corruption in the exit polls was bigger than I'd expected," Rove tells TIME. "Abramoff, lobbying, Foley and Haggard [the disgraced evangelical leader] added to the general distaste that people have for all things Washington, and it just reached critical mass."

The truth is, not one Democrat in Washington, DC was removed from office in this election. Not one.

The general distaste was reserved for Republicans.

Hat tip to Digby.