Todd Akin was not the Tea Party candidate, he was the Democrat Party preferred candidate and they did everything they could to get him the nomination in the primary.
Stop the cr*p that Tea Party candidates are yokels, who put their feet in their mouths.
Look at the loser "mainstream" Republicans for incredible signs of stupidity, like believing we must have amnesty or never win the Presidency again. How stupid do you have to be to believe that?