Look, Todd Akin is my congressman. I have voted for him for the House. I voted for him in the Senate primary. I understand the point he was trying to make in the interview about abortion. If he stays in this race, I will vote for him in November.
HOWEVER, the political reality is that there is now blood in the water and the sharks are circling. Akin fell for the trap and gave them the golden soundbite. Now the election will be about rape, instead of about McCaskill and Obama and the economy and jobs, etc. And we cannot let ObamaClaire win.
If there is a replacement for Akin, I will gladly for that person over ObamaClaire. There is NO WAY I could vote for McCaskill or not vote for her opponent.
I think Todd needs to quit apologizing and shut up about it. I don’t blame the Democrats for making hay while the sun shines - that’s politics - but the Republicans need to stop eating their own. This thing is only 24 hours old. Everyone needs to take a chill pill.