[Longbow1969]

In the Missouri House of Representatives, Akin won re-elections from 1990 to 2000 with more then 59% in each election, generally with more than 2/3rds of the vote.

A safe House district is not even remotely the same thing as a statewide election. Sheila Jackson Lee has been winning her inner city Houston district overwhelmingly (over 70%+ of the vote) for well over a decade, but she could not win statewide in Texas were she to be the Dem nominee for a Senate seat.

He was a safe bet to defeat Obama-wannabe McCaskill right up until the GOPe stabbed him in the back.

Akin was the guy the Democrats spent nearly 2 million dollars to help nominate during the GOP primary. Why do you keep ignoring this? They spent this money because they knew he was the most likely to blow up his own campaign by saying something ridiculous. And sure enough he did. Yes, if Akin hadn't imploded he was a good bet to win - but he did implode.

All GOP had to do was zip it, and Akin would have won.

What Akin said was too dumb to ignore. The Democrats were waiting for a prominent Republican to slip up and utter something silly they would fit into their "war against women" meme. Akin gave them the ammo they needed.

But so animous are they against a Christian Conservative that they continue to throw daggers at him even as recently as CPAC

Nonsense. He was a bad candidate. Period. He was the worst of the 3 primary options - and it was no accident the Democrats saw the same and invested nearly 2 million bucks to make sure he got the nomination.

[so_real]

Nonsense. He was a bad candidate. Period. He was the worst of the 3 primary options - and it was no accident the Democrats saw the same and invested nearly 2 million bucks to make sure he got the nomination.

Akin was the only republican on the ballot. And republicans, perhaps such as yourself, simply preferred McCaskill. They act as though uppity conservatives need to "get their asses in line" (to borrow from Boehner) and tow the party line. Even today, you attack, ridicule, and misconstrue Akin's position even with the election long since done. You'd rather talk about the magic uterus meme Rove invented than simply recognize Akin was the only republican on the ballot. Sorry, but that ship has sailed. The uppity conservatives have figured out the GOPe does not have their back. McCain didn't win. Romney didn't win. The GOPe have autopsied themselves into thinking they have to be more like the democrats to win. They will pull the party in that direction. Your choice is simple ... do you join them, or not.