[Vigilanteman]

Yep. As I recall, he had about a two week window after that "gotcha" interview where he could have opted to run for his own congressional seat and let the woman who eventually won his seat run for the U.S. Senate seat.

Even though it was clear that he had mortally wounded himself with these dumb remarks and everybody else urged him to take this graceful exit, he refused.

The guy is a poster boy for dumbness. He probably cost the GOP not only the seat in Missouri, but those in Indiana, North Dakota and Montana as well.

Any married man knows how not to be trapped by his wife's inevitable "Honey, does this dress make me look fat?" question. Except Todd Akin.

[mavfin]

Misinterpretation?

Pretty hard to misinterpret him. He said “I’m an idiot” pretty clearly. He just didn’t say it in those words.