He may indeed be our guy, but he is not "the guy" of independent voters. And it is these voters that are going to decide the election. They don't keep up with politics like we do. All they know is that there are two choices on that ballot. And when they see Akin's name, they will know who he is. And they will subsequently vote for the other person.
The bottom line is that we need a new guy. So the only hope I see is to get Akin to change his mind. And the only way I see for that to happen is to convince his self-serving elitist ego that it is going to go down in defeat.
Sept.25 may be the last day Akin has to petition the court to remove his name from the ballot, legally speaking. But technically speaking it is also the day MO Absentee ballots begin shipping. And three days prior the overseas military ballots begin shipping. The reality is Akin probably has until the 15th-18th to decide. And he knows that. But he ain't goin' nowhere.
Many independents are Libertarians. A vote for anyone but Akin is a vote for Ma...