[Charles Henrickson]

I’d love to slap the faces of the democrats that crossed over and voted for Akin.

That was not a decisive factor. Akin would have won anyway. McCaskill's TV ads had more of an effect. "Too extreme for Missouri"? OK, Claire, we know what you're doing, but we'll vote for him anyway and still beat you. But we weren't counting on Akin self-destructing so badly.

[Lurking Libertarian]

OK, Claire, we know what you're doing, but we'll vote for him anyway and still beat you. But we weren't counting on Akin self-destructing so badly.

Claire was counting on it, and you can't say she was wrong.