Actually, Missouri would have happily elected almost anyone *but* Claire McCaskill. Except for Akin. Once he opened his mouth, he was finished. If he’d have kept his mouth shut, he’d be getting ready for his new Senate seat today.
He went over the Crazy Line and paid for it. If anyone doubts that’s the reason why, find out just how much people disliked Claire after four years. Again, anyone but him would have beaten her, including Akin if he had kept his mouth shut.
But he didn’t, and probably some of that splatter hit the national election, too. Pissed-off (and rightly so) women in the ballot box voting against the Republicans in other states because of Akin and the other guy hurt us a lot.
I think without Akin, Mourdock probably would have survived his gaffe on rape. Although it’s hard to say.
I agree with what someone else posted last night. The word “rape” should never be uttered by a white male republican again, except if he is actually being raped.
At least, until we find a spokesperson who can actually explain why we don’t kill children because of the sins of their father.
With the amount he lost by, I think he would have lost anyone. He sold out to the left, and did what he was supposed to. Hope he gets his 30 pieces of silver.