OK, here are our choices:
1) Republicans pull all funding and support from Akin - McCaskill wins.
2) Run and support an independant candidate, split the vote - McCaskill wins.
3) Get behind Akin with everything you got (he may be a dummy but he is your dummy) - Maybe McCaskill wins.
2) Run and support an independant write-in candidate, split the vote - McCaskill wins.
We are past the filing deadline for Missouri to be on the ballot.
If the Republicans and conservative groups back a third party candidate then it might help bring the state back into play for the Presidential race. Serve to immunize Republicans running nationally for Congress from being associated with him.