It is not a matter of Akin being a nice guy or not. The point is should we be throwing loyal, conservative Republicans under the bus for one verbal gaffe? The Dems don’t do that. Getting rid of Akins may or may not increase our chances of taking the senate seat from McCaskill. However, it may discourage Akin supporters from continuing to support the GOP now and in the future. He won the primary fair and square. Now we want to dump him for an awkward phrase. It is counterproductive in the long term to force him out.
All I can say is hopefully the voters of Missouri are so pissed with the current senator, as well as Obama and ObamaCare, that they vote in Akin anyhow.
If not, we at least have some encouraging news from Massachusetts, where the latest PPP poll has Scott Brown five points ahead of Elizabeth Warren. This seat was widely favored to flip back to the Democrats but it appears that Elizabeth Warren is wearing thin already on a lot of Massachusetts voters. So if Brown can hold on, this will neutralize an Akin defeat in Missouri.
As much a disappointment Brown has been to Republicans, he is definitely on record as voting to repeal ObamaCare so let's hope he gets re-elected.