[Boogieman]

“Voters would have moved on from the rape comment if McConnell had made a stand and supported Akin.”

Wishful thinking doesn’t win elections.

[Political Junkie Too]

I don't think it's wishful thinking. Akin was winning, McCaskill was unpopular. The "legitimate rape" comment was tame compared to feminist comments like all sex is rape of women.

The point is that the left takes everything and magnifies it beyond its proportions knowing that Republicans are weak and inclined to run away from a fight, any fight. The left especially uses rape to entrap Republicans into making comments that they can twist and magnify to their advantage.

McConnell and Akin could have toughed it out, and likely won. McConnell chose to run away and abandon Akin and the Senate seat. He did the same thing months later when Richard Mourdock fell into the same trap.

McConnell is still running away today.

-PJ