Exactly. Even if we agree with this guy's pro-life philosophy (which I do), his statement as delivered is radiantly hot political Kryptonite. There's not enough lead in the world to contain it. In the current media climate it will poison everyone on our side. You gotta shoot it into the sun to get rid of it.
It’s not just the gaffe, it’s the *subject matter.* Trying to draw a distinction between “legitimate rape” and just “rape” this close to an election poisons the atmosphere in a much larger area than MO. That’s why he needs to go.