[Charles Henrickson]

how FReepers have turned on a pro life candidate like Akin.

Akin now is HURTING the pro-life cause. If we lose the Senate, how will those hearings go on new Supreme Court justices? If Akin is making us pro-lifers look like dumb idiots, what good is that? If Akin is giving ammo to the Dems--NATIONALLY--for their "War on Women" theme, how does that help the cause? Look, there are other pro-life conservative candidates here in Missouri who could step in and take Akin's place and probably win.

[Perdogg]

Some of the same people who are backing Akin now were dumping on Jeff Flake (NRTL -100; NARAL -0) only four weeks ago.

[so_real]

Look, there are other pro-life conservative candidates here in Missouri who could step in and take Akin's place and probably win.

There are two months between now and the election. Akin is not dropping out. After the knee jerk reactions, the local grass roots and tea party types are coalescing around him. Some are loudly defending him. There is no other pro-life conservative candidate in Missouri that could in two months pull enough of the electorate away from both McCaskill and Akin to beat them both. That's the reality of it. The people of Missouri will either support him, or not, based upon how successfully he represents them and how badly they want to remove McCaskill. I'm willing to bet when the curtain closes, they'll pull the lever for Akin, and the majority of them will do so happily. Throwing in an unknown, or a write-in, or a sour grapes second place contender would be a clear indication the GOP feels it more important to squash a solid conservative than to gain a conservative seat in the Senate. That would be telling.

[Tennessee Nana]

Akin now is HURTING the pro-life cause
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Keep on repeating todays talking points handed down from the Romney campaign...

Abortion-on-demand Willatd could care less if the pro-life cause is “hurt”

Abortion-on-demand Willard wants it hurt...

like YESTERDAY...

[andyk]

If we lose the Senate, how will those hearings go on new Supreme Court justices?

Hard to lose what we don't have. Maybe we can get another justice like Roberts.