There is more at stake here than any individual politician. It is too bad that the media doesn’t hold Dems to the same standards, but that’s the way it goes. If this guy has put a certain GOP Senate pick-up in jeopardy he should get out.
If Akin handles this the right way, he will not have put the GOP Senate pick-up in jeopardy. That is the point of my post.
Akin could turn this around with a little political ju-jitsu. Remember how gleeful the Left was, for the first couple of days after Ryan was picked for VP? They thought they had the election in the bag because of their ready-made demogogery on Medicare.
Then Ryan came out swinging. Now the Dems are on the defensive on that issue.
Akin could do the same. Yes, it would take some brains and some courage to be able to do it. Ryan has The Right Stuff, while I don't know if Akin has what it takes. But I hope at least some GOP advisors read FR and figure out a strategy, possibly employing powerful surrogates like Norma McCorvey and pro-life doctors, if Akin can't be articulate enough.
To paraphrase the great Margaret Thatcher:
THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO GO WOBBLY.