For almost two hours after polls closed in Virginia's "Super Tuesday" Republican presidential primary, the race was classified as "too close to call" between Donald Trump and Marco Rubio.



While the results from the Rubio-heavy Washington D.C. suburbs were still being counted, Fox News "Campaign Cowboy" Karl Rove remained hopeful that the Florida senator could pull out a surprise victory.



"I think this race is going to continue to tighten," Rove began to say, before he was inturrupted by anchor Chris Wallace.



"Wait, wait, hold on just a second," Wallace said, as the results showing Trump's victory appeared on the screen. "Apparently we've got a call in Virginia."



"So you can tell us after we get the call," he said to Rove before throwing to co-anchor Megyn Kelly, who made the annoucement that Donald Trump was the projected winner.



Even after that Rove doubled down again on his prediction for "tightening" in Marco Rubio's direction.



In 2012, Karl Rove infamously refused to accept the fact that President Obama had beaten Mitt Romney in Ohio until long after the result was officially called.



Again in 2016, Rove is not willing to throw in the towel for Rubio, noting that once the delegates are counted, things will even out: "The number of delegates is going to be maybe 14/13."



He also noted that the Rubio campaign can "take one little bit of cosmic justice in Lynchburg, VA -- the home of Jerry Falwell Jr., who endorsed Donald Trump." There, Rove says, "Marco Rubio is running first, Ted Cruz second, and Donald Trump is currently running third."





CHRIS WALLACE: Karl, tell me what does that mean for Marco Rubio and Donald Trump?



KARL ROVE: Well, first of all, remember this state splits delegates on clearly proportional basis. You get all 49 delegates split proportionally.



Right now the delegates are split 15 for Trump, 12 for Rubio, and 5 for Cruz.



Given the current numbers, but I think it's going to tighten some because we still have 214 precincts out, out of 243 in Fairfax IN Northern Virginia where Rubio is getting 40% of the vote, 38 out of 53 in Arlington, again in Northern Virginia, 77 precincts out of 92 in Prince William, also Northern Virginia.



CHRIS WALLACE: This is where I tell to you keep it simple.



KARL ROVE: Bottom line is a lot of precincts out. This is likely to narrow. I wouldn't be surprised if we didn't get--



CHRIS WALLACE:Does Rubio get any brownie points at all in Virginia? Does he get any push forward from coming close here, or is a loss a loss?



KARL ROVE: A loss is is a loss. But they're going to try to spin it. The number of delegates is going to end up being maybe 14/13 the way the split the vote up in Virginia.



They will take one little bit of cosmic justice in Lynchburg, the home of Jerry Falwell Jr., who endorsed Donald Trump, Marco Rubio is running first, Ted Cruz second, and Donald Trump is currently running third.