“We should sink Todd Akin. If he’s found mysteriously murdered, don’t look for my whereabouts!”
"He can be tied. We're not gonna send him a penny."
I hope Akin recommends to the GOP that they stick it where the sun doesn’t shine after he wins.
Does the CU poll hold any water? Never heard of ‘em.
Poll is slanted to the right but I believe things are looking good for Akin. Let’s roll!
Rasmussen has the race at Socialist Hag 49, Akin 43, and Romney with a three point lead, both of which seem a little low.
Well that won’t last. As soon as the GOP elites, Rove, Krystal et al get done dissing him again McCaskill will be back in the lead.
After a few agitprop paragraphs this article has an account of an appearance by him.
Sounds pretty good.
Rasmussen has McCaskill up by 6. Take your pick.
The GOP moderates had better get hopping.
Watch, should he win, they’ll deny him committee assignments, but traitorous Murkowski got to keep hers of course.
What a horseshit poll.
The legitimate rape issue isn’t nearly as big as Rove and many of the hand-wringers want everyone to believe. Akin won the primary and Tinky Winky Rove won’t be able to fill it with some Mike Castle like candidate.
As I remember Bachmann went through the same thing (in 2008???) when she had a lot of her funding cut off. She fought through it and I think Akin can as well.
I was not surprised when Rove and the GOPe and faux-conservative pundits all jumped aboard the Communist Propaganda Train and viciously attacked Lakin as a stupid idiot.
But I WAS discouraged when numerous Freepers, perhaps a majority of those who posted, joined the left-wing bashing party.
Lakin made a minor error, mostly the use of the phrase “legitimate rape.”
But Lakin was an experienced, long-term congressman with a very strong and reliable conservative record. That’s why the GOPe and their Communist friends wanted to get rid of him.
Should we throw Lakin under the Obamanoid Bus because he made a single verbal gaffe, after a solid lifetime record of conservative achievement?
Or should we hit back?
Which is worse, killing every baby in sight, or making a minor verbal gaffe?
I was very discouraged at the attitude of numerous freepers. Knee-jerk submission to a left-wing attack isn’t the way to win the game.
This poll is almost certainly somewhat too “optimistic”. Todd Akin needs all the help he can get—donations and/or volunteering.
“We should sink Todd Akin. If he’s found mysteriously murdered, don’t look for my whereabouts!”
"He can be tied. We're not gonna send him a penny."
Tactically speaking, Akin should now discreetly court the national Tea Party, big time.
Here’s the logic.
Akin may still be too hot to publicly support as far as the Tea Party is concerned. However, if he makes it clear he is aligned with their bloc in the Republican party, and wants to work towards their ends when elected, it can work to their mutual advantage.
From the Tea Party’s point of view, it would mean another Tea Party senator. From Akin’s point of view, he would hope to be treated by the Tea Party as a member of their bloc after being elected, which means being a part of their team against the RINOs and Republican establishment that despised him.
Otherwise, as a loner in the senate, he will be fairly powerless. The Republican leadership, which hated him before, and hates him now, will continue to hate him when elected, and do everything they can to minimize him.
Unless he is backed by the Tea Party that will demand they treat him with respect.
If accurate, the poll indicates that the voters of Missouri are discerning to notice two facts: Akin is merely mistaken, while McCaskill is putrid.
Romney may be up by 20 (and damn well should be) in Idaho, Alaska or Wyoming. Missouri — no way.
Vicky Hartzler is from Harrisonville, MO... due south of KCMO around a 45 minute drive. She is the sitting US House Representative that replaced Ike Skelton. Her opponent is a female county prosecutor liberal. And Vicky comes from ‘farm’ interest and knows the language, as well as representing Ft. Leonard Wood, a fairly large Army base. I think she will win. Which is also good for Akin on this side of the state, except for KCMO where there is NO hope. The KCMO school system after billions of dollars poured into has lost its accreditation.... Another story ...
What always gets left out of any poll is that this state is about evenly divided among liberals (urbanmites) republican/conservatives, and those Frank Luntz ‘independents’. Claire won in 2006 by getting the majority of those meandering ‘independent’ votes. That is to whom and only whom Claire has been campaigning to over the past year.
Now it is my opinion that it will be whatever ballot initiatives that can get placed upon the Missouri ballot will energize Missouri voters... as well as Obama’s unpopularity. There is to be a ‘healthcare’ initiative on this year's ballot... it will draw out those who are vehemently opposed to Obamacare. IF any poll does not take into account the division of voters, liberal, republican/conservative and independents it is not all that representative.
I think Claire the pretend moderate centrist is in trouble!!!!