Defiant and determined, Akin plans return to the campaign trail, joining rival McCaskill
Akin camp alleges threats to staff
Akin’s spokesman Ryan Hite confirmed that some members of Akin’s campaign staff, and some volunteers, have received threatening emails, some of which assert their careers might be ruined if they stay with Akin.
A source close to Akin provided the Beacon a copy of one such email that allegedly came from a GOP committeeperson in central Missouri. The sender’s name had been blacked out.
“Many within the Republican Party have noticed your energetic and passionate work with Todd Akin’s Senate campaign,” the note read. “You are young, well spoken, and likeable. I have spoken with many other state committeemen and women and there is a consensus among those who know of you that you may very well be a rising star within the Missouri GOP. But not if you stay on Todd Akin’s failing campaign.”
The note continued, “ I do not want to see your future in Missouri politics tarnished, and if you continue to support Mr. Akin’s bid for Senate by working on his campaign, the MRP will have no choice but to refuse support for any future political endeavors you may have.”
A spokesman for the Missouri Republican Party condemned such a note, and said party leaders did not condone such activities.
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Where are the calls for this committee person to resign for the good of the party???
I live in Missouri. The south-central part. I want that committeeperson’s name.
Tactics like this are a serious mistake, and counterproductive to boot. Remember who it is who selects the nominee if Akin pulls out? The people on this committee. Tactics like this make it much less likely that Akin will withdraw by Sept. 25. So who benefits from such tactics? Nobody in the Republican Party, whether GOP-e, So-Cons, or secular Tea Partiers.