[LearsFool]

You bet she does. She smells fear, and cowardice, and is predicting a full retreat from the “pro-lifers”.

I wish I could say she’s wrong.

[DaveInDallas]

You bet she does. She smells fear, and cowardice, and is predicting a full retreat from the “pro-lifers”.

No, McCaskill knows she can beat Akin because of this. Prior to the primary, Rasmussen was showing McCaskill losing to Akin by 3% and losing to both Steelman and Brunner by 6%. McCaskill wants Akin in because he is beatable. Replace Akin with someone like Steelman and McCaskill goes down.