Will Akin stay or go?

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Akin is allegedly getting back on the Huckabee radio show again.


Blunt, Ashcroft, Bond, Danforth, Talent issue joint statement calling on @ToddAkin to get out of the race. #MOSen

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Apparently there's a loophole in MO law which would allow Akin to swap races with Ann Wagner, who's the nominee in his CD.

It's not a loophole. Ann Wagner would exit her race in the same manner, and then each would get nominated by the party.

The only reason to give it to Wagner is to free up MO-02 for Akin to save his career.

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Press conference at 2:15 pacific.

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Apparently there's a loophole in MO law which would allow Akin to swap races with Ann Wagner, who's the nominee in his CD.

It's not a loophole. Ann Wagner would exit her race in the same manner, and then each would get nominated by the party.

The only reason to give it to Wagner is to free up MO-02 for Akin to save his career.

Wouldn't that put MO-02 in play, if Akin is parachuted back in?  Granted, if that is the price it would be worth it, but still.

Not really. This is a R+7 or so district full of straight ticket southern Republicans. Why do you think Carnahan and Clay passed it up?

And even if it does, House seats are expendable.

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krazen, keeping the spin to a minimum, what's your outlook on Ann Wagner? Do you know much about her?

Eh, roughly 50 years old, reasonably physically attractive. Former state party chair and ran for RNC chair, so she's pretty much the opposite of Akin in that regard. Former ambassador to Luxembourg.

Pro-life and pretty conservative down the line, but not a foot in mouth type, and there's enough PAC money on the sidelines. Which is probably enough to win this Senate seat in this state in this year.

If I recall she was considering the Senate seat until Akin vacated MO-02.