I think another FReeper said it best when this first broke: this is a DISASTER.
Gov. Palin (rightly) extolls the virtues of pragmatism but honestly, IMO, this seems to be one of the few times there simply are no pragmatic alternatives.
It’s certainly not pragmatic to call for a third party candidate (since as she herself pointed out, this is a “must win” state, but does she honestly believe a third party candidate has a shot at this point?), but it also doesn’t seem very pragmatic to encourage Akin to stay in the race, especially since his opponent of all people is “supporting” his candidacy now.
A complete disaster. Pray hard people.
A lesson can be learned from the disastrous CO governors race last time around.
The Tea Party nominated criminal imbecile (being gracious here) WASN’T faced with a third party candidate until the last couple of weeks when everybody got their act together. By then it was too late.
Starting a third party candidate right now, as Sarah suggested gives our side a chance, slim maybe, but better than we face now.