Republicans using tankers of gasoline to thoroughly douse Akin before lighting him on fire have been a gift to Democrats.
I saw some polling that it was men and not women who ran away from Akin. Sorry I can’t cite the source as it was last week and long ago. The running away Republican men are so p whipped by politically correctness.
I don’t see any proof that any other eligible candidate would beat McCaskill. I think we have determined that Steelman and Brunner are ineligible to even be on the ballot.
Republicans have done nothing of the kind. Akin did it himself with his words. People need to quit shooting the messengers here. I am just stating the obvious that one concludes from polls etc.
“I saw some polling that it was men and not women who ran away from Akin. Sorry I can’t cite the source as it was last week and long ago.”
Outdated and wrong. see my #152.
See latest poll:
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/august-missouri-poll-results/table_640309f2-ee25-11e1-bb2a-001a4bcf6878.html
Akin down 10, and down 53-35 among independents and down 20 points with women.
“I don’t see any proof that any other eligible candidate would beat McCaskill.”
Ras poll of Aug 1 had Brunner and Steelman leading McCaskill by 7 points, obviously better than Akin’s current 10 point deficit.
” I think we have determined that Steelman and Brunner are ineligible to even be on the ballot.”
They are only ineligible as write-ins. Brunner or Steelman could be replacement if Akin withdraws.
That’s why it was strongly desired that Akin withdrew. We go from a gaffe-prone loser to winning a seat in one fell swoop.