Akin and Murdock aren’t the first ever candidates ever to say something stupid or misspeak during a campaign. They won’t be the last. Cutting off your own candidate is a self-defeating strategy. Best just to have the guy apologize for not saying what he really meant.
Joe Biden said there’s not one day he’s been proud to be the running mate of Obama. Shouldn’t he be allowed to correct that to what he really meant?
I’m sure Joe was telling the truth.