Posted on 08/22/2012 9:10:29 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
(CBS/AP) Rep. Todd Akin defied the nation's top Republicans Tuesday and forged ahead with his besieged Senate bid, declaring the party was overreacting to his comments that women's bodies can prevent pregnancies in cases of "legitimate rape" and by insisting he abandon his campaign.
Akin pledged to carry on with his quest to unseat Democrat Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri. But his bid faced tall obstacles: a lack of money, a lack of party support and no assurance that his apologies would be enough to heal a self-inflicted political wound.
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But, says Andrews, "Two sources tell CBS News Aken's real strategy here is to hang tough -- for now -- and see if that wins enough money and support to stay in the race. In others words-- his final decision to stay in--may not be final."
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LEGITRAPEGATE!
LOL. And it will not occur to this idiot that the money and support he gets will be from Democrats just long enough to keep him in.
Something stinks here.
SpermGoalie-gate
Yep.
Yeah, by then, it might be too late for someone else to take up the race against Sen. Claire.
Heck, it could be too late now!
Doh!
Yes, let’s string this story out a little further. Anything to keep this self-serving schlub in the news.
WINNAH!
What doesn’t this clown get that up until last weekend, we finally had 0bama and the defensive and we were driving home the message that 0bama is the one taking $700 billion from medicare? This fool has cost us momentum and has no shot of winning. He is ballot box poison.
Is there a Libertarian Sen candidate in MO who will pledge to caucus with the GOP? That may be our only out.
And here's his source... throwing in just enough $$$ to keep herself entertained for a little while....
I am not surprised that the media has gone after this guy. I am not even surprised that the Republican establishment have folded so quickly. What does surprise me is how many conservative pundits have folded. Here’s a news flash for all of them. The American people are sick and tired of the political and media elites telling them who they can and can’t vote for in elections.
Yeah, yeah, I get the whole Senate race issue. But we have had it with the king makers in this country, regardless of party. We are the people and we are taking back the power the rightly belongs to us.
This is not a Republican versus Democrat issue. This is about an elite group of people (politicians, media, pundits) who think they run this country and that the people are their pawns to move around a chessboard. That is over. They just don’t know it yet.
The Claire Witch Project continues.
declaring the party was overreacting to his comments that women’s bodies can prevent pregnancies in cases of “legitimate rape”
Understatement of the century.
He WILL get tons of money, perhaps millions - from George Soros and his friends.
When is the deadline for him to get out and be replaced?
Ah yes, CBS, doing for free to the DNC what the Republicans have to pay for.
Hey!, did everyone know that Joe Biden, in 2008 said “Barak Obama has no better friend in Missouri than Clarie McCaskill”? Did you also know that Claire McCaskill has proven Joe Biden correct by voting with the President’s wishes about 98% of the time. She was a deciding vote on ObamaCare, as well as selling our children’s future down the river with the various bail outs and such.
She’s been on the side of the Senate that has refused to do its Constitutional duty by not passing a budget, or even attempting to.She also, has proven that she doesn’t care about the Constitution, by allowing obama to run rough shod over it, like a Banana Republic dictator.
She thinks Missourians are dumb, and that she can slide through this election with lies, innuendos and mud slinging.
Signed,
A Missouri Patriot
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