Blind people, open your eyes."
LOL, yes it was all an ingenius plan by "The Man" to take down Akin by making him say something utterly idiotic and completely indefensible, damn! "The Man" is devious indeed!
Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #19479 08/12/12
In the nationally watched race for U.S. Senator, which could help determine whether Republicans control the Senate, conservative Republican challenger Todd Akin is 11 points atop incumbent Democrat Claire McCaskill, 51% to 40%. Akin leads 7:1 among Tea party members. McCaskill holds 80% of the Democratic base, compared to Akin, who holds 91% of the Republican base. Independents favor the Republican by 16 points. Akin leads materially among the less educated; McCaskill ties Akin among college graduates. Akin leads among rich and poor voters. Akin, who is a U.S. Congressman from suburban St. Louis, manages to come within 5 points of McCaskill in the Democratic stronghold of greater St. Louis. Elsewhere in the state, the Republican leads. McCaskill has a 10-point advantage among the youngest voters, but Akin leads among voters age 35+.
And then suddenly, and miraculously, just a few says after this poll is released, this whole contrived brouhaha surfaces.
Blind people, open your eyes.