[beenaround]

I find it amazing after Akins stupid comments that McCaskill still cannot even break 50% and leads by just 10.

Many here will not believe this but Akins numbers will improve from here and should he not drop out (I hope he does) he may still win. Sometimes people will vote against someone they dislike intensely (McCaskill) as much as they will vote for someone they like.

[Charles Henrickson]

Akins numbers will improve from here and should he not drop out (I hope he does) he may still win.

Yes, it's possible, but I'm not holding my breath. Akin could get back into the 40's, but can he top, say, 46%? That may be his ceiling, and only if he makes a good recovery. But I'm not sure he's capable of that. Conservative Republicans like me will vote for Akin over McCaskill, and there are others who also are ABOC (Anyone But ObamaClaire), but I doubt they would be enough to gain the victory.

[p. henry]

My recollection is that McCaskill was almost 10 points down to any of the three contenders before the primary. An almost 20 point swing is significant. Akin will not recover from it. He should withdraw now.

[PhxTM06]

"Many here will not believe this but Akins numbers will improve from here and should he not drop out"

This is a naive assessment. McCaskill has yet to start campaigning against this guy, she's keeping her powder dry and stringing him along, you can be sure as we get closer to September 25th she's going to start dropping the hammer on him and he'll be lucky to break 35 in the polls by the time she's done. When you're only at 40% against an unpopular opponent and they haven't even started to campaign against you...its a terrible, terrible sign.