Election 2016 with the Akin and Mourdock Gaffes

[libertpaulian]

Just as the title says.  It's still Trump vs. Hillary.  Trump still says grab 'em by the pussy, beat the crap out of protesters, taco bowls mean I love Latinos, etc. 

However, there's a twist in this alternate universe: Akin and Mourdock are the nominees for the US Senate in MO and IN, respectively, as opposed to 2012.  They make their abortion gaffes in the same way they did back then.

How does this impact the race, especially with a woman on the top of the ticket?  Also, how does it impact the other downballots?

[Kingpoleon]

I think Koster, Kander, Gregg, and Bayh win. Indianapolis, and Saint Louis and Kansas City, respectively, would swing Democratic quite a bit. I think Curtis Hill might end up as the only statewide Republican officer in either state.

[libertpaulian]

I think Koster, Kander, Gregg, and Bayh win. Indianapolis, and Saint Louis and Kansas City, respectively, would swing Democratic quite a bit. I think Curtis Hill might end up as the only statewide Republican officer in either state.

Interesting.  How do you think Toomey, Ayotte, Burr, Rubio, Isakson, Portman, Kirk, Heck, and (Ron) Johnson do?

[Canis]

I think Koster, Kander, Gregg, and Bayh win. Indianapolis, and Saint Louis and Kansas City, respectively, would swing Democratic quite a bit. I think Curtis Hill might end up as the only statewide Republican officer in either state.

Interesting.  How do you think Toomey, Ayotte, Burr, Rubio, Isakson, Portman, Kirk, Heck, and (Ron) Johnson do?

rojo

[bagelman]

Might help liberal women turnout in MI, perhaps enough to flip the seesawing state. WI and PA will be put in play and could flip, but I'm skeptical. If Access Hollywood couldn't bring down Trump in the end, why would a couple loser senate candidates?

Democrats will win IN-SEN and MO-SEN, tying the senate. Mike Pence has to act as a tiebreaker, making the GOP position less dominate.

[Kingpoleon]

I think Koster, Kander, Gregg, and Bayh win. Indianapolis, and Saint Louis and Kansas City, respectively, would swing Democratic quite a bit. I think Curtis Hill might end up as the only statewide Republican officer in either state.

Interesting.  How do you think Toomey, Ayotte, Burr, Rubio, Isakson, Portman, Kirk, Heck, and (Ron) Johnson do?

... It wouldn't affect them, except for maybe Kirk. The polls would go down for the Senate GOP for a couple weeks, but nothing permanent. However, if Kirk is shown to be losing by twenty in several polls during that time, and only one or two polls are taken afterwards, then I could see turnout going down and Duckworth cutting back on advertisements and funds as the DCCC focuses elsewhere. Maybe he only loses by 8-10.

[SamTilden2020]

Kander and Bayh tie the senate. Helps Koster and Gregg and the downballot dems (Koster, Gregg, Yoder, and possibly Coleman win)