It is incumbent upon a politician seeking the votes and support of the populace to be able to coomunicate in a clear and effective manner.
Akin failed at that dreadfully in the initial offending interview with Jaco. Then, in all of his “do-overs” with Hannity, Loesch and Huckabee, he still demonstrated a complete inability to articulate his position in an emotionally compelling or intellectually stimulating way. It’s not about “requisite savior faire.” It’s about baseline communication abilities and he ain’t got em.
One wonders if his completely impenetrable House District has numbed his ability and/or need to articulate his position in a more hostile environment.
I agree with your points, but the visceral hostility directed at his inarticulate defense of Life expresses a sharply different priority and point of view.