Not at all. Not even close. Todd Akin is my congressman. I advocated for him, right on this forum, in the Senate primary. I told my friends to vote for him. I voted for Akin and was glad that he won. I agree with him on the issues. I like his voting record in the House--that's why I supported him.
But I did not realize what a bad communicator he is and how tone-deaf he is politically. Right now, he is unwittingly hurting the conservative cause, both in Missouri and even nationally. There are others here in Missouri, just as conservative, who could step in and do a much better job in the race against McCaskill--and deprive the Dems of their "War on Women" poster boy.
So you are one of those fair weather supporters eh? A little turbulence and you wanna jump ship? I suspect this mindset is what is wrong with the northern states. Backbones are scarce.
"There are others here in Missouri, just as conservative, who could step in and do a much better job in the race against McCaskill--and deprive the Dems of their "War on Women" poster boy."
Why didn't they run? Could it be that those you think to be better are smart enough to avoid being subjected to the fair weather loyalty displayed by fair weather supporters? Could it be that those you think are better know that, in the Republican Party, it is suicide to run for office should one want to make a stand for life, the US Constitution, God and Country?
Shame on you for not standing with the man you just said you supported. Seems his communication skills were good enough for the six years he served in the House but now... He says one thing that rubs you the wrong way and walla.... You abandon him?
And shame on you for letting mccaskill turn him into a posterboy. It's wishy washy rinos that give the lib-tards their power. Instead of attacking Akin, mccaskill is the one that should be attacked for taking his comments out of context and using them to try to avoid answering for her own record. The state run media isn't going to do it so those of you that have claimed to be supporters of Akin's should do it.
This entire saga has gone beyond what Akin said or didn't say. It's now about his abysmal numbers.They spell one word; "lose". As already mentioned here if we want to take the Senate this is one of three seats we can't afford to "lose".
Also I hate to sound like a broken record but the rats will use anything against us they can get the media to repeat more than 6 times. Even if its all lies. Remember its all Bush's fault.?
They are quickly giving the war on women BS a life. We don't need to help it along.