[TonyInOhio]

He does not consider the GOP by and large to be his opposition. His beef is with a handful of GOPe "party bosses".

Am I wrong in that Akin enjoyed the backing of the Missouri GOP in running for the seat? He was the "GOPe"! How can you serve six terms in Congress and not be "Establishment"?

Akin got on very well with the GOP, right up until his self-inflicted wound.

[Uncle Chip]

How can you serve six terms in Congress and not be "Establishment"?

By being too conservative and doing what's right for the people you represent rather than follow the party line all the time.

[so_real]

I think you are wrong. The "e" in GOPe does not refer to longevity. The GOP remains largely a conservative organization. Unfortunately, a subset of the whole, having both wealth and influence, have gone limp-wristed on conservative values. And, clearly, Akin does not "get along" with this faction who have exploited his verbal miscue in an attempt to expunge him.

[Tex-Con-Man]

Am I wrong in that Akin enjoyed the backing of the Missouri GOP in running for the seat? He was the "GOPe"! How can you serve six terms in Congress and not be "Establishment"?

Welcome to "The Legend of Todd Akin, Conservative Martyr". It's a revisionist history being rewritten as we speak. I can't wait to find out how it begins.

[SeminoleCounty]

Am I wrong in that Akin enjoyed the backing of the Missouri GOP in running for the seat? He was the “GOPe”! How can you serve six terms in Congress and not be “Establishment”?

Akin got on very well with the GOP, right up until his self-inflicted wound.

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This is outright false

Most of the endorsements in the primary went to Steelman...Palin’s “Establishment” candidate. Most of the Missouri GOP supported her. Note that she came in third

Brunner got the endorsement from the Chamber of Commerce, which is pro-Amnesty. Akin definitely did not get such an endorsement.

Akin mainly got support from some pro-life US House members (Steve King-Iowa, most notably). None of the GOP-E supported Akin in the primary....which obviously tells one with at least a 2-digit IQ that Akin is not being attacked for his comment, but for his conservatism

Now the PhonyCons have to resort to falsehoods. The Saul Alinsky playbook