[tanknetter]

Idiot. A friggin` idiot. And this was so winnable. Akin may very well have, by his action, locked in Obamacare for all time, since this may hand the dems contined Senate control.

This guy needs to apologize, give up the nomination and go away.

It's August 19th. Plenty of time to pull a Torricelli/Lautenberg and replace with a candidate who can win. And it's not just about Missouri; this is going to have legs nationally. If the GOP doesn't do that, starting tomorrow EVERY GOP candidate from Romney/Ryan down to the guy running for East Bumble**ck Animal Control officer is going to be hounded to not only comment on but also disavow the statement.

[ScottinVA]

He should.. whether he will is another story. This is about as classic a case of handing away a sure win as possible .

McCaskill got her campaign $ worth with this clown.