[stanne]

From the article:
“I think there should be some punishment, but the punishment ought to be on the rapist and not attacking the child.”

Struggling to find something wrong with this position.

[rwfromkansas]

That’s not the point!!!!

[Republican Wildcat]

If that is all he had said that would be fine. But that’s not all he said.

If he stays in we just gave away a Senate seat that we were probably most likely to pick up and possibly control of the Senate altogether (kiss any chance of repealing Obamacare goodbye). Moreover, the Dems will likely nationalize this race if he stays in “The GOP says there is ‘legitimate rape’”, etc.

[Lurker]

His position is completely logical, moral, and ethical. That is precisely why he will be vilified for stating it.

[newzjunkey]

His pro-life position isn't the problem, using the phrase "legitimate rape" is the problem.

He HAS to go but I expect he won't and that'll mean McCaskill rises from the politically dead and Dems get a lovely "war on women" soundbite to use nationally.

If the MO GOP aren't trying to push him out, head should role.

[Colonel Kangaroo]

“I think there should be some punishment, but the punishment ought to be on the rapist and not attacking the child.”

That is the way the issue should be addressed, but the PC mainstream will never allow it to be debated on that basis. Only the fanatics would fail to be moved by that logic.