[Emperor Palpatine]

He may have won the primary fair and square, but he will lose because of his stupidity.

Control of the senate is the most important issue, not sticking to some antiquated notions of some of the short-sighted purists around here.

BTW, I’m no RINO, but I am a REALIST and above all a PRAGMATIST. I agree with Lombardi that winning isn’t every thing, its the only thing.

[kabar]

And who says Akin can't win. He is undefeated in state and federal races and just won the primary. He makes a statement on Sunday and apologizes several times for his verbal gaffe. By Monday the GOP is calling for him to withdraw. This hurts his chances to win more than what he said and apologized for.

And there is no guarantee that another candidate will win. Many of Akin's supporters (217,000 in the primary) may not want to vote for an Establishment appointed candidate. Loyalty begets loyalty. If you nullify their votes, people may not respond favorably.