Will Akin stay or go?

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He just said on the Huckabee show he's staying in.

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Could they run an independent Republican- not Brunner or Steelman since MO has sore loser laws- as an Indie and throw everything behind that person? Sort of like CO '10.

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The only one who is legally able and personally willing to do it is Auditor Tom Schweich. But he isn't all that well-known even for a statewide official. Another choice who has 100% name ID and $$$ is Matt Blunt but he's never been interested in anything since leaving office.

In the interim the GOP needs to get some big-name evangelicals to join the chorus.

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Scott Conroy said on Twitter that sources are telling him Akin may drop before 9/25. Has to be before the DNC ends.

If not then the seat should be deliberately jettisoned like with Ted Stevens 4 years ago.

[RogueBeaver]

Sharron Angle remained competitive too. For the next little while 'tis a waiting game, unfortunately.

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Palin also called on Akin to quit and also urged Steelman to go third party. So instead of the headline being "Palin calls on Akin to quit" it's "Palin calls on Akin to quit, Ignorant of MO Election Law." Which shouldn't surprise anyone.

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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.