This is the same dilemma we have with the RINOs who run in many states where a regular Republican wouldn't have a chance.
Sometimes we get a RINO and he gives us a ruling majority, and as long as we keep him out of party ideologically oriented affairs, that's usually OK if it's a real life and death difference.
However, I think the time of the RINO has disappeared. We must be prepared to run real Conservatives in every race even if some in the GOP-e don't think so, AND we have to be prepared to NOT run a Conservative who is doomed to lose ~ particularly when we have Conservatives of equal or greater quality waiting in the wings.
Give you an example, we are facing the mind-numbed robot-like knee-jerk Leftwingtard of the century, and he's a very stupid man to boot. We do not need to run a RINO against him to win. We certainly don't need to run someone who could be easily mistaen for him when it comes to oppressive policies and methods.
So why did we stick with the GOP-e when they decided they need a faux Democrat to beat Obama?
Clearly this is the year for some new departures.
If Akin loses (especially if the GOP fails to win a majority in the Senate) Akin will automatically become pegged by the RINOs as a Tea Partying right-wing conservative and 2014 will be for the RINOs what 2010 was for the Tea Party.