[Delhi Rebels]

Let's see. There is his statement against Social Security. His recent comments that for the government to provide healthcare is unconstitutional - thus painting him as believing Medicare and veteran's healthcare programs are illegal. There's his comparison of student loans, a program that thousands of people across the state depend on for financing their kid's education, to stage 3 cancer. His position that the federal government should not be funding student lunches. And his sudden conversion from being a major supporter of earmarks to being completely opposed to them. Now many of those comments have been taken somewhat out of context by McCaskill, but considering a big part of her campaign strategy is to paint Akin as too far out of the mainstream for Missouri voters then he's been playing right into her hands and providing her with her ammunition. Akin is also broke; he doesn't have the money to counter her media message. His only hope is outside PACs. And the question is if he's worth their time and money?

I would like to see Akin win, but I don't think he will and I think that taking the Senate is too important. I would rather see money spent on keeping Republican seats in Massachusetts and Nevada and Arizona, and taking Democrat seats in Wisconsin and Connecticut and Montana and Virginia and North Dakota. Those are a lot of seats in play, and a finite amount of money available. I suggest spending it where it will do the most good and not on a candidate as inept at Akin is.

[Ingtar]

One thing I did see in my Missouri neighbors: if Akin had withdrawn, there was so much bitterness about the GOP elite pushing him out that his replacement would have been lucky to get to 40% in November.

[Lakeshark]

Enough, let it go.

He's the candidate, either he or McCaskill will be MO senator in January. Do you really think McCaskill is an alternative, this mealy mouthed faux Bambicare supporter? Good grief, get a life.

[ansel12]

You didn’t post the Akin quotes describing what you claim, you merely posted your personal descriptions of his politics.

You signed up recently to run a wrecking campaign against Akin, I would say that your personal summaries of his positions are useless.

[Eric Pode of Croydon]

There is his statement against Social Security. His recent comments that for the government to provide healthcare is unconstitutional - thus painting him as believing Medicare and veteran's healthcare programs are illegal. There's his comparison of student loans, a program that thousands of people across the state depend on for financing their kid's education, to stage 3 cancer. His position that the federal government should not be funding student lunches.

And his bad points are.....????