MO: Akin could really blow this

[Comrade Funk]

Disgusting.

[Ogre Mage]

McCaskill's response (go Claire):

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http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/political-fix/akin-say-legitimate-rape-won-t-cause-pregnancy/article_48d20ca8-ea35-11e1-b167-0019bb30f31a.html

She may win this yet.

[Keystone Phil]

Well, this is a first step - the idea of a withdrawal is being discussed - http://twitchy.com/2012/08/19/todd-akin-has-until-tuesday-aug-21-to-drop-out-of-u-s-senate-race/

[You kip if you want to...]

The fact that withdrawal's even being discussed is making this funny. And it really shouldn't be.

[Brittain33]

Even though I started this thread, I'm kind of shocked that people are seriously floating withdrawal and Nate Silver thinks he would lose 10 points in the polls. Not by the responses of Republicans here - I didn't expect anyone here would feel anything but embarrassment and anger. But I thought this was the kind of thing that was survivable and that Akin would probably still win unless he continued to fumble. I guess it's a good thing that maybe it isn't.

[SteveRogers]

I find his comment repulsive, but do not believe one slip of the tongue should spell the end for a candidate....the 24 hour news media will ensure it gets air time over any of his policy speeches I am sure

This is one of the only times I would say this, but... Good.

[Tender Branson]

And I thought we might lose this seat by a good margin. Might get competetive again ...

[Napoleon]

The War on Women continues.

[Zioneer]

Yet another probable Republican pickup turns into a nightmare for the national GOP.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

Well, the anti-abortion nuts are getting more and more brazen. Arizona passed a ban on abortion with no exceptions after 20 weeks. If you have a life threatening emergency in the 21st week, you've got to quickly leave the state.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Somehow I don't see Akin dropping out as something that would benefit Republicans, even if they nominate a better candidate afterwards.

[The Mikado]

Well, this is a first step - the idea of a withdrawal is being discussed - http://twitchy.com/2012/08/19/todd-akin-has-until-tuesday-aug-21-to-drop-out-of-u-s-senate-race/

So...less than 24 hours.  Not going to happen.

[Free Palestine]

Yeah, there's no war on women at all, guys.  Not when a Republican candidate basically says most rape victims are lying sl*ts.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

WTF is it with these people and rape. It is basically the exact same kind of sh**t Buck said in that 1999 phone call. Only his was worse because he basically said that directly to a victim and over the phone to boot. Not the mention why hell would you want to discuss that over a phone and not in person, more or less come up with an "alternative scenario" that involved her "asking for it".

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

So this will be the ... fourth? Senate race the Tea Party has cost the Republicans?  Thanks, guys...

It is very difficult to call him the Tea Party candidate and thus attribute his nomination to him. If anything he is a far-right, establishment, socially conservative Congressmen of 12 years. Brunner got the backing of most of the TP groups, while Steelman got Sarah Palin's endorsement. Brunner was a businessman and Steelman had previously challenged the establishment choice in the 2008 GOP Gubernatorial primary to see who would lose to Jay Nixon.

Also, he followed the Fischer, Thompson, "He who throws the least mud near the election wins" model. He was third in the polls for months and down in the teens until just two weeks prior to the election. This is one case where the TP would have saved us a seat.

[Silent Hunter]

It's a disgusting comment. It's probably best he steps down.

[Ebowed]

Romney has distanced himself from the comment, interestingly suggesting that he and Paul Ryan support abortion rights for rape victims, which is a new stance for Ryan.

[Supersonic]

If only the GOP nominated Sarah Steelman.

Or Brunner, but he's rather boring, albeit able to self fund.

[Keystone Phil]

Akin is supposedly holding a press conference at 3 PM Central.

[krazen1211]

Hope he drops. McCaskill can rake in the cash in a futile effort to hold that seat.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Hope he drops on the principle of someone who says crap like this not being a US Senator or in the position to become one.

[Zioneer]

Hope he drops. McCaskill can rake in the cash in a futile effort to hold that seat.

He's probably not going to drop. Candidates like this are far too self-assured and arrogant to drop out, even if they know they're out of touch.

[All Along The Watchtower]

So this will be the ... fourth? Senate race the Tea Party has cost the Republicans?  Thanks, guys...

It is very difficult to call him the Tea Party candidate and thus attribute his nomination to him. If anything he is a far-right, establishment, socially conservative Congressmen of 12 years. Brunner got the backing of most of the TP groups, while Steelman got Sarah Palin's endorsement. Brunner was a businessman and Steelman had previously challenged the establishment choice in the 2008 GOP Gubernatorial primary to see who would lose to Jay Nixon.

Also, he followed the Fischer, Thompson, "He who throws the least mud near the election wins" model. He was third in the polls for months and down in the teens until just two weeks prior to the election. This is one case where the TP would have saved us a seat.

Akin is a member of the Tea Party Caucus, FWIW.

[Kevin]

Akin is really a f**king moron for even mentioning something like this, even if it was taken out of context. However, given that MO is a lot more GOP leaning then CO and NV where for the Buck/Angle comparisons he could still probably win.

[Хahar 🤔]

What I don't understand is how it's even possible to say something like this.