I was not talking about FReeper reaction to Mourdock, but rather, the GOP Establishment. I made that quite clear. Lugar was a dead lock on reelection. No doubt about it. Mourdock is not.
I have no idea what FReeper reaction was when Akin got the nomination. I know that some supported Steeleman because of the Palin endorsement.
This is ALL Akin's doing, not some GOPe vendetta. That's just intellectually dishonest. It is easy to see how he will lose this CRITICAL Senate seat and allow one of the worst anti-LIFE Senators another SIX years!
The GOP piled on immediately. They wanted him out, apology or not. One verbal gaffe and he was toast as far as they were concerned. Priebus and Cornyn indicated they were cutting off funding if he remained in the race.
The people of Missouri will decide whether they want McCaskill (Obamacare, deficits, national debt, failed stimulus, an out of control EPA, unemployment) versus Akin(good on the issues affecting real people in real life but committed one verbal gaffe.) If the people of Missouri cannot sort this out, then I have no sympathy for them. We deserve to lose if we can't make this case to the people.
McCaskill wants Akin because he is the most conservative candidate. This was before the verbal gaffe. The voters will have a clear choice. McCaskill should be careful for what she wished for. America loves the underdog. Hopefully, Missouri will too. It is in their own interests to vote for Akin. McCaskill's policies versus Akin's verbal gaffe. What has more impact on their lives?
With all due respect to the people of Missouri, surely they will acknowledge my doubts about their judgment based on their past voting history .....