Thanks for sticking with it, Rep. McMagicUterus:
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in the Show Me State finds McCaskill earning 48% support to Akin’s 38%. Nine percent (9%) like some other candidate in the race, and five percent (5%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
Hang it up. You’re doing no one any good by staying.
It is what it is.
The falling over one another by the GOP with public shunning and denunciations was pathetic (the Democrats did not do that with Weiner). If privately things were said to Akin like: “Hey, this is bigger than you, tough break, but you have to take one for the team…” It would have been better.
I still think Akin should have walked away for the good of the country and for the good of pro life positions–but now it’s: Lose to McCaskillk, try to walk away after the dead line, or try to win. The latter strategy will be tough given the circumstances. What is heartening is the other GOP candidates still win against McCaskill. http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_senate_elections/missouri/election_2012_missouri_senate So the damage to Republicans must be less than damage just to Akin.
Yeah, what he said was retarded and foolish. The Republicans piled on to distance themselves from his self destruction.
The problem is—he isn’t going to quit as long as he is still getting financial support –which he claims he is. Although, the financial support is probably from the dems who want him to stay in the race.