Can't say as I blame 'em: That Sheriff Lobo from Orly County, Georgia could be right hostile to B.J. and his short lil' furry travelin' companion. He seemed to settle down quite a bit after they gave him his very own TV show, though.
Posted on 08/27/2012 12:10:44 PM PDT by Da Bilge Troll
TAMPA — Missouri GOP delegates are rejecting the heavy-handed push by Mitt Romney and national Republicans to boot Todd Akin from their state’s Senate race, revealing a split among Republicans that could imperil the party’s effort to take back the chamber in the fall campaign.
In interviews with POLITICO, delegates argued that Akin could still win the race in the conservative state, pushing back against the notion that his remarks on rape were a death blow to his Senate candidacy. Several delegates here in Tampa seemed angry at the national party, saying the decision to withhold millions of dollars in campaign funding is the real impediment in their effort to oust Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill in November.
“Absolutely,” said John Putnam of Carthage, Mo., when asked if he was disappointed at Romney for demanding that Akin exit the race. “I think he needs to rescind that, retract that. I think [RNC Chairman] Reince Priebus and [Sen.] Roy Blunt and all the people need to support the candidate that the folks from Missouri nominated and picked in the primary.
“I think the GOP party bosses that are trying to drum him out are creating a bigger split in the party than Todd Akin is,” said Putnam, head of the Jasper County Republican Central Committee.
Putnam wasn’t alone. At a breakfast meeting of Missouri delegates here in Tampa, a number were sporting “Akin for Senate” stickers and stood strongly behind the six-term congressman’s decision to stay in the race. The support of the state-level Missouri Republicans for Akin undermines the unified front that the rest of the Republican Party — from Romney down to conservative pundits — has tried to show in urging Akin to quit.
“I think there’s disappointment that they would disengage from a candidate that was elected by the people decisively,” said Vernon Harms, a Missouri delegate. “I think they made a mistake.”
“I think honestly that’s shameful. The party should not throw him under the bus simply because he made a misstatement,” said Mitch Hubbard of Fulton, Mo. “I think Mitt Romney should have focused on his race. … Todd Akin will win his race because of the support he has.”
“I really wish they had been a little more circumspect and had given him the courtesy of letting him explain and apologize,” said Beverly Martin of Fulton, Mo. “As I told my friend, Democrats don’t eat their own.”
Still, while Republican delegates expressed optimism that Akin could withstand the party pressure and ultimately win, a Mason-Dixon poll in the wake of the controversy showed the Republican trailing McCaskill by nine points and his image taking a beating in the eyes of Missouri voters. Republican leaders – backed by conservative personalities like Mark Levin and Ann Coulter– believe that Akin’s candidacy will cost the GOP a seat and a chance at a Republican majority in the Senate.
Idiots.
Of course he can... and the Cubs will come roaring back in September to win the NL Central.
Some people simply refuse to face reality.
Not to mention put the state at risk of falling to Obama.
What are they gonna do about it? Steal Romney’s birthday?
Is Gomer Huckleberry the actual author of this story or did the Politico guy transcribe it?
Aiken said something REALLY stupid.
And then, Aiken did a terrible job explaining himself.
Aiken should drop out.
It’s good to see conservative solidarity now that we have indoor plumming out here in Missouri. Someday, we’ll have telephones and TV, too.
I do not know where that point is. But when it is reached? No backing up...Akin ain't leaving. He will not petition the courts. He said so. Believe him...
>> ... revealing a split among Republicans that could imperil the party’s effort to take back the chamber in the fall campaign.
The desperation is palpable.
“Please, please, please let this imperil the party.” Obama campaign wishful thinking, voiced by a media puppet. Same as it ever was.
SnakeDoc
Akin has a 17% approval in MO. Yet Politico says he has strong support from within.
This is nothing but Politico working hard to create distractions.
Akin is the kind of ass we don’t need braying at this prticular moment in time............or any other for that matter.
The Bridge to Stupidity: Akin built that.
Can't say as I blame 'em: That Sheriff Lobo from Orly County, Georgia could be right hostile to B.J. and his short lil' furry travelin' companion. He seemed to settle down quite a bit after they gave him his very own TV show, though.
If this state is lost it will fall at the feet of the GOPe, Romney and Rove.
I do. He's not going anywhere, so the only path to victory is to get him elected. Amazing how many people who say they are conservative would rather have Claire McCaskill than Todd Akin.
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