If we have a good election nationally and Barry is sent packing, I am not so gloomy, with or without Akin remaining in the race. Every single election there are one or more Republican candidates whose candidacies go horribly awry. It does not have to upset the whole applecart unless everyone on our side goes all wobbly. Also, there are more Senate seats where, in a bad year for Democrats, the Republican candidates can do better than currently expected (Mass., Maine, Conn.....). The other point is that although controlling the Senate is great, we never had any chance of having 60 Republicans, let alone 60 conservatives. So the whole notion of a conservative Senate juggernaut was a bit of fantasy. This Akin (who outside of Mo. had even heard of this guy a few days ago?) does not have to become the focus nationally unless we collectively roll over and allow the MSM to dictate the terms of battle. I think we need to toughen up!
Do you think you’re going to find a more reliable conservative vote in Missouri.......or Conn?
Do you think Linda McMahon will be more conservative than say....Sarah Steelman or even John Brunner?
This was a golden opportunity to knock off a very weak candidate that has been totally screwed up.
People will get bored of talking about this like they got bored of talking about Rush calling Sandra Fluke a slut. And what a hypocrite Rush is if he’s saying Akin is too stupid to be in the Senate and stupider than him, when Rush made the one gaffe that’s as close to Akin’s as any Republican ever has when he had SlutGate. Rush’s gaffe was the first battle in the “war on women” that Republicans lost. No question we lost a battle with Akin’s comment by having our focus on it for a couple days already. In order to right the ship we need to realize this is a free country and this decision is up to Akin. We and the party need to unite together no matter what he decides. If he pulls out I’ll back the new candidate and if he stays in, the GOP needs to fully back Akin.