“If you can’t win, being right doesn’t mean anything.”
Jesus was right as he is God. He certainly didn’t appear to have won anything in this world, as he was crucified. Your statement, “If you can’t win, being right doesn’t mean anything”, has been completely misproven time after time.
You've swerved right into the problem: Jesus isn't on the ballot, and Akin's supporters see him as the representative of Jesus' values on the ballot. Most everyone else sees him as foolish or in over his head, or both, and there are many more of the latter than the former.
So once Akin has lost and is in no position to legislate and a pro-abortion democrat has the job, what do Akin’s position and views mean? Nothing! Allowing a conservative with similar positions to run in his place and possibly win makes the difference.
That’s been proved time and time again