Akin started the Akin controversy when he opened his big fat stupid yap. Maybe Soros poured gasoline on it, but the Commie media ran with it, which is all that matters.
Best to cut off a gangrenous foot rather than have the whole patient get infected and die.
He’s staying in. Do you want to give that Senate seat to the Democrats? You don’t? Shup yer yap then.
Did you read the article? It was the GOP Establishment that poured the gasoline on the fire. Within 24 hours they were calling for Akin's removal, announcing they were cutting off all funding to him, and disinviting him from the GOP convention. If they had just noted that they regret Akin's remarks, he has apologized for them, and now is the time to move on to the real concerns of MO voters, e.g., unemployment, the economy, debt and deficits, the repeal of Obamacare, overregulation, etc. Caving in to the MSM just reinforces their behavior, i.e., it works.
You don't cut off your nose to spite your face. And you don't treat a colleague by publicly humiliating him. Akin makes the decision as to whether to stay in the race or not, not the GOP. What the GOP did was counterproductive no matter how you believe in terms of whether Akin should stay in or get out.
The more the GOP Establishment attacked publicly, the more Akin dug in his heels refusing to get out. He was after all the victor in a bruising primary. The voters had spoken. Akin had an obligation to them. And the attacks hurt Akin's electability if he stays in, which means that the GOP ruled out any chance/hope of victory.
The GOP, the Stupid Party, also got Romney and Ryan to call for Akin's removal so they could very well be running on the same ticket as Akin, which will change the focus of their campaign in MO. They will be asked repeatedly if they still want Akin out of the race or even elected. There was no reason for Romney or Ryan to get involved publicly. It was a dumb, dumb, move.