[doug from upland]

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-09-10/akin-says-national-money-will-flow-to-race-after-deadline

Missouri Republican Todd Akin said he isn’t dropping out of his U.S. Senate race, anticipating money from party supporters may start flowing his way once a Sept. 25 deadline passes for him to petition the state’s courts to remove his name from the ballot.

Back on Capitol Hill for the first time since he said in an Aug. 19 television interview that “legitimate rape” rarely results in pregnancy, Akin told reporters yesterday that national Republican groups may reconsider and back his bid to unseat Democrat Claire McCaskill.

“I would expect, if that’s going to happen, you’ll see it after about the 25th,” Akin, a Missouri congressman, said after leaving the House floor, where he chatted with a number of fellow Republican lawmakers.

[doug from upland]

from the businesweek article Republicans have been counting on McCaskill’s seat as one of four they must pick up to ensure they win control of the Senate in the Nov. 6 election. Following Akin’s comments, McCaskill has led Akin in a pair of statewide polls, unlike earlier in the year when she consistently trailed him, although usually by a slimmer margin than the two other potential Republican opponents.

[livius]

The guy is delusional. But then, we knew that all along.

Thanks for losing what would have been a sure thing for the GOP, you self-centered twit. (Akin, not you, doug!)

[tcrlaf]

Missouri is OVER.
Akin’s ego has handed the race to McCaskill and the Democrats.

There are other places the that the money can be put to good use.