While that is no doubt true, it is time to accept that while what he said was idiotic, he isn’t going away, he’s less of one than McCaskill, and it’s time to close ranks and get the guy elected.
That's a good plan except for one thing: it won't work. The problem is not conservatives, the problem is the independent, moderate, clueless vote. And, they will not vote for Akin although they previously supported him. They have left and won't come back. So, that means that McCaskill gets many, although not all, of their votes. That will be enough for her to win.
All of that could turn around overnight if Akin were to withdraw and the Republicans were to replace him with another solid conservative, pro life candidate. There was a highly contested election for the nomination with several solid conservative choices. Akin came out on top in large measure because of the large sum of money McCaskill spent convincing Missouri voters that he was the most conservative of them all. He wasn't, but her message got him elected. His stupidity has made him unelectable. Good guy, good conservative, but he cannot win. It's that simple.