BREAKING: McCaskill up 10 pts over Akin in Missouri Poll

Ace of Spades ^ | 08/23/2012 | CAC

[nhwingut]

Rasmussen will be releasing a poll this morning showing Akin costing us dearly in Missouri: McCaskill 48% Akin 38%.

Time to pack it up and stop screwing us, big guy.

[Charles Henrickson]

If it’s a legitimate poll, the Republican body should find ways to try to shut that whole Akin thing down.

[DarthVader]

Yes and the pressure for him to quit behind the scenes is going to be enormous. He’ll be gone like Anthony Wiener was.

[PAConservative1]

There are many opportunities for Senate seats this year. The problem is that BA (before Akin) we were favored to take the Senate, since this seat was “likely R”. Now it’s “likely D”. So we probably have about even odds to take the Senate now, instead of being the prohibitive favorites like before.

I suggest checking out RCP’s Senate races page.

[Hoodat]

If this asshat gets out of the race now, then I pledge to stroke a check to the Missouri GOP to help cover the cost of new ballots. Otherwise, I will stroke a check instead to whatever third party candidate runs against Akin's ego. America can't take another two years of Harry Reid as Senate Majority Leader.

If Akin were really pro-life, then he would do what it takes to ensure that McCaskill doesn't win. As it turns out, Akin is far more pro-Akin than he is pro-life.

[AU72]

That election was lost the day he won the nomination. He was pre-destined to say something stupid at anytime.

[tsowellfan]

This story’s not going to die down. The dems wont allow that to happen.

[Hoodat]

Akin gave the WHOLE thing away when he said;”This Isn;t About Me”!!!!!!!!!!!

You got that right.

[dfwgator]

Should have listened to Palin.

[so_real]

It's a negative bump. We see bumps all the time. They level out. This one too. For a man of Todd Akin's voting record, it is worth riding this bump out :

Todd Akin on the Issues

• Life begins at conception; support Constitutional Amendment.
• Voted YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion.
• Ban abortions for sex selection or race selection.
• Prohibiting forced abortions by UN Population Fund.
• Voted NO on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending.
• Voted NO on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package.
• Voted NO on $15B bailout for GM and Chrysler.
• Voted NO on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy.
• Balanced Budget Amendment with 3/5 vote to override.
• Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the US Constitution.
• Disapprove of increasing the debt limit.
• Voted YES on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman.
• Voted YES on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance.
• Federal government should be out of the student loan market.
• Voted NO on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance.
• Voted NO on $40B for green public schools.
• Wean ourselves off our addiction to foreign oil, by drilling.
• Voted YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling.
• Voted YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases.
• Bar greenhouse gases from Clean Air Act rules.
• Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP.
• Voted NO on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program.
• Rated 100% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-Family-Value voting record.
• Commitment to unbreakable U.S.-Israel bond.
• Get rid of Departments of Energy, Education and Commerce.
• Reversing 17th Amendment gives power back to the states.
• Denounces intrusive government regulations and ObamaCare.
• Voted YES on requiring photo ID for voting in federal elections.
• Second Amendment protects individual right to bear arms.
• Rated A by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record.
• Rated A+ by the ALI, indicating a strongly anti-amnesty stance.
• Declare English as the official language of the US.
• Rated 100% by CEI, indicating a pro-workplace choice voting record.
• Recognize Christianity's importance to western civilization.

[HereInTheHeartland]

This dummy needs to get out of the way. He screwed up. It’s not about him. Most politicians are self focused and egotistical by nature; lets hope this guy wakes and acts like a patriot instead.

[GlockThe Vote]

How is he possibly going to recover?

its over - Akin and his lemmings are taking us over the cliff.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Well played, sir.

[Ingtar]

From my reading of the Missouri law, I think he has to hang in there about three more weeks. Otherwise, he can only be replaced if he dies or is ruled ineligible for the office. I could be wrong as it is rather convoluted.

[mwl8787]

All Akin had to do to win was keep his damned mouth shut for 10 weeks. He couldn’t even manage that.

[nhwingut]

Akin and his type are delusional and need to realize this freak show is going to take us over the cliff with him.

Akin and his supporters will blame this on the "party bosses" for not supporting him. It was them that cost him a 21 point swing (from up 11 to down 10).

Nothing to do with his theory on vagina goalies making kick saves on incoming sperm pucks.

[Dr. Ursus]

I wonder when he’ll do-I’m not a witch political ad?

[HereInTheHeartland]

“The dems wont allow that to happen.”

Well of course they won't. If a Dem had said the exact same thing; wouldn't most R's use it to bash the person as being a woman hater and insensitive?

[Unam Sanctam]

Plus he has to pay to reprint the ballots, but maybe the RNC will kick in for that...

[DarthVader]

No his candidacy is dead. It is time for him to resign from the GOP and withdraw. Let somebody else carry the torch.