Posted on 08/21/2012 1:20:36 PM PDT by Kolath
@nbcnightlynews : MT @chucktodd: Romney now officially calls on Akin to exit the race. He had been implying that, but hadn't directly said it. Now, he has
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Romney has already lost a lot of us conservatives. Except for St Louis, people in Missouri are very, very conservative. They do not like being told what to do, especially from those who think we are just serfs. This move is making a lot of true conservatives really angry. Mark my words, romney just made the biggest mistake of his presidency.
Akins is the stupid one. A silly gaffe for a Dem is a lethal blow to a GOPer.
Akins is going to disenfranchise GOP voters nationally, because his stupid words reveal not only that he’s a loose cannon, but that the GOP is powerless to control their loose cannons. This has undermined confidence in the GOP across the country ... All for the ego of one aging, out of touch wienie.
He tried to be decent about this and give Akin the chance to back out gracefully. But he dug in. Now Mitt had no choice.
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Romney has already lost a lot of us conservatives. Except for St Louis, people in Missouri are very, very conservative. They do not like being told what to do, especially from those who think we are just serfs. This move is making a lot of true conservatives really angry. Mark my words, romney just made the biggest mistake in his campaign.
UBERFAIL, Mittens. Nice. It's possible that your petty crap has lost the November election.
I’m glad the GOP can’t control every elected politician since the GOP has a tendacy to pick squishy RINO’s.
Its the squishy GOP the reason gaffes made by Conservatives are leathal.
“He’s going to disenfranchise Akin voters over a silly gaffe.”
“58 states” is a gaffe. Stupidity is not. Akin is as stupid as Patty Murray, but he doesn’t have the Press covering for him. And meanwhile, every Democrat will try to cut the throat of every Republican over this.
I think you’re projecting.
When did conservatives in any state start admiring stupidity?
Akin is a poster boy for term limits.
You said it so much better than I. Great post.
What if by staying in the race McCaskill keeps her Senate seat and the GOP fails to get a majority ?
I’d say those are national implications.
Uh oh...I presumptuously pimped and paraded those poor persevering Percheron Ps again, didn’t I? I’m a P pestilent, huh, FSE? ;-)
I've had a sick feeling in my stomach today. I see this as a defining moment in the election; the Democrats know it and are absolutely and fanatically GLEEFUL right now. I am sick. It is over for us, and for the country.
When is the gop going to fight the dems instead of their own? They can destroy a conservative candidate with the help of there cohorts in the media, but they won't take on the left.
Thank you, EM.
I don’t think it’s over, but this has been pretty damaging.
Thanks to one man’s ego, we’re going to have to work a lot harder now.
It’s idiots like Akins that give “Conservatives” a bad name.
FUMR.
Akins ego trumps all else. MEEEEEE!!!!!!
You first, Willard.
I’m extremely upset by the meddling. I don’t curse, but today I do.
Missourians despise the meddling. There WILL be backlash.
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