You don't have to spell anything out. I know the situation re: Allen, and I agree he was a fool to keep apologizing. For the record, I didn't vote for Allen in the primary... I supported Jamie Radtke. As for the "harmless" verbal gaffe... we see it as harmless, but every GOPer should know we have a hostile media waiting in the weeds to pounce on every single slip-up, so they have to be doubly careful of the words they use. Unlike democrats, GOPers don't get a mulligan when it comes to that.
We wouldn't need a mulligan if we started growing a backbone and not meekly accept these manufacture crises and double standards. David Vitter didn't resign. It is time to tough things out and put them in perspective. Since when does one verbal gaffe become a cause to withdraw from a race?