Posted on 08/25/2012 5:19:51 AM PDT by pistolpackinpapa
One of my Missouri friends called me back last evening and he has recanted. He is still pissed at Akin but, he's going to vote for him because he can't stand McCaskill. The surprising part was this: He said that everybody he has talked to, about this, within the past couple of days, feels just like he does. Akin may be semi-brain dead, but they cannot and will NOT vote for McCaskill. There are 73 days before Election Day (counting today). I have a feeling than when a lot of people, who are angry at Akin now, walk into that voting booth, they just will NOT be able to vote for McCaskill and will pull the lever for Akin. If I lived in Missouri, that would be me.
I've got a feeling cooler heads will prevail over the next 73 Days and a lot of people will swing back to Akin, simply out of hatred for her thighness. The first poll that shows the race tied or Akin one point ahead; it's gonna be on. Man, if Akin dude does pull out a win that would be the shock heard 'round the world and Claire McCaskill would have to be put on suicide watch.
Wow! One voter.Well,that's it then,we can stock up on champagne in Missouri...and nationwide,for that matter...getting ready for November.Now if only Princess Liawatha in Massachusetts,just to give one example,would stop running the ads that began a few days ago accusing Scott Brown of being in favor of rape.
I slammed what Akin said early and loud on these forums.
But he did show a source, it wasn’t something he dreamed up on his own.
Many Freepers here are made up of far weaker intellectual and ethical material. Long after Akin’s source was revealed, and even linked to multiple times they continued to assert that this was some stupid thing Akin made up out of thin air.
They will choose wisely.
While i’m happy that he will be voting for Akin anecdotal evidence really doesn’t prove much. Most people associate themselves with folks who think like they do so his friend base might be very different than the average person in the state.
Sarah, I was wrong. It looks like it isn’t going to blow over in two weeks. It only took two days.
See, I can admit when I’m wrong. :-)
I had no per-conceived notion that Akin made this up out of thin air. He obviously learned it from somewhere but that didn’t matter because it was still incredibly stupid to even consider in the first place. What it showed was an incredible lack of judgement. Somehow it fit his world view and uses it as a crutch of justification. Any objective research would have exposed how wrong it was. The worst part was he had no idea why people were laughing at him. Is this what passes for a representative of conservatism?
I too was/am one of those who was meciless in my comments but it was also set to bring up a much bigger point. OPEN PRIMARIES.
Those are at the root of this ever being an issue in the first place. When is the Stupid Party in those states going to realize how wrong headed it is?
Wow! One voter.
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No, I said that he told me that everyone he talked to felt as he did. They were very angry at first, but, apparently, they’ve chilled out a bit and realize now that they have no choice but to vote for Akin because they cannot bear the thought of McCaskill winning this thing.
The latest poll numbers I read shows McCaskill up by 9 points. But, I’m thinking a lot of people who will vote for Akin, in the private voting booth, could not bring themselves to tell the pollsters that they were voting for Akin for obvious reasons.
I think he should not drop out of the race," said a Democratic poll respondent Weldon Cox, 87, of an unincorporated area St. Louis County. "He won (the GOP) primary fair and square. Let the democratic process rule."
Cox admitted his view was affected by the notion that Akin "will be the easiest to beat" for McCaskill. He added that such a victory could salvage Missouri's reputation. "This is making Missouri look pretty bad. I'm frankly embarrassed, even ashamed."
Great post. I read the article and thank you for sharing it.
It wasn’t made up out of thin air in terms of “somebody else apparently BELIEVES this”, but it was terminally STUPID and a terminally STUPID thing to say in an interview.
Akin himself now says it was FALSE. That what the source says is WRONG. And he should not have said it.
In an interview he’s asked what is your view of abortion in cases of rape. And he blurts out the doozy, well, I understand that a woman’s body has ways of shutting down the process (of conception) if it’s a legitimate rape.
That is the purely dumbest thing a politician has said, that I know of, since Clayton Williams was running against Ann Richards in TX for governor, had the race won, then said as a metaphor for something else, that a thing was kind of like rape, if you can’t do anything about it, might as well lay back and enjoy it.
Hello, Ann Richards, Governor of Texas.
Don’t get me started. Oh, too late, you already did.
Try to see this...it isn’t so hard unless you resist the obvious truth...it isn’t all about the stupid statement. It’s as much about the fact that someone who would say that in the heat of an election campaign can’t be trusted to become the governor or senator of your state, because who knows what else lies in that feeble brain just waiting to pop out.
Already this guy has run around making himself a hero against the “establishment”.
Who cares? Is Sarah Palin the “establishment”? Are shocked and angry voters the “establishment”?
He’s made himself into God’s chosen, by his subsequent words.
If I were there in MO, of course I would vote for the turkey against Claire. But I’m not the same as all these moderate fence sitters.
Whistling past the graveyard.
Akin has apologized and asked for our forgiveness. We should accept his apology and support him. The incident was unfortunate, but let's move on and win an election. Time and distance will heal this wound.
But, many Missourians are ashamed of Clair McCaskill and her voting record as well. Don’t forget, Akin was up like 11 points before this debacle occurred. If half of those change their mind within 73 days or when they walk into the privacy of the voting booth, and go ahead and vote for Akin, we could have a race here. I remember Michael Dukakis was up 17 points at one time, against George H. W. in 1988. Carter was up on Reagan by double digits just days before the Election in 1980. Things can change overnight. Most Missourians are very conservative.
I want to see these people formally apologize by donating some real money and volunteering on the campaign.
It’s shameful the way our own party treated Akin, for just misspeaking.
This doctrinaire approach more resembles the Democrats... we’re the party that’s open-minded and even capable of forgiving others.
I donated too Katie. Akin is willing to take all the garbage and still stand strong.I am praying for a absolute miracle.
At the end of the day, those in MO will need to vote for one or the other. Caskill or Akin. She represents death, he represents life. Your choice MO!
Please tell me you posted this for a laugh.
You’re delivering us the “news” that people (some you know) have on second thought from their anger at Akin decided no, they won’t vote for Claire, they will vote for Akin after all.
If someone has anything going for them, brain-wise and politics-wise, voting for Claire was NEVER an option. So their conclusion after a few days that they won’t vote for her, no matter how mad at Akin they are, is not news.
People like this were never going to vote for HER.
However, there are plenty of other people who don’t want someone like Todd Akin representing them and their state in the US Senate, so much so they will refuse to vote for him. Whereas we know Claire’s (Obama’s) drones will vote in droves.
Before this, they were inclined to vote for him or at least against Claire because she’s too far left for MO. Now, who knows how it will shake out.
But I will say this, regardless of how it shakes out, if Todd Akin is the best MO Republicans/conservatives have to offer, that’s way too bad. Yes, I’ve seen his voting record. Fine. But a senator is MORE than a vote, he’s a personality, he’s a voice, he represents a cause greater than himself.
This guy is awful.
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