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One thing I did see in my Missouri neighbors: if Akin had withdrawn, there was so much bitterness about the GOP elite pushing him out that his replacement would have been lucky to get to 40% in November.

I don't doubt that at all. And had Akin been forced to withdraw then that's about the only scenario I can imagine that could have cost Romney the state.

I don't think Akin is a bad person, I think he's a bad candidate. I would have liked to have taken Missouri, but I would also would like to have taken Ohio or Michigan as well. In all three cases, the Republican candidate is preferable to the Democrat. But I recognize that the GOP is not going to take Ohio or Michigan so I don't think spending money on any of those candidates is a wise use of resources. I don't think Akin is going to win in Missouri, either. So I don't see wasting a lot of time and money there. That doesn't make me pro-McCaskill. It just makes me a realist.

One thing I did see in my Missouri neighbors: if Akin had withdrawn, there was so much bitterness about the GOP elite pushing him out that his replacement would have been lucky to get to 40% in November.

You got that right, Ingtar. My neighbors and I were a) really pissed off at the ignoramus' that attacked him and b) doubly pissed off at the NRSC, GOPe and other so called Republican idiots calling for him to step down.

Missourians really, really don't like to be told what to do by outsiders. It tends to get our backs up. AirClaire ain't got a chance.