Posted on 08/21/2012 10:22:35 AM PDT by Signalman
Assuming Akin does not drop out by 5PM today...obviously this will have an effect on the MO Senate race. If he loses, can the GOP still get control of the Senate? What about the national race? The Dems are going to milk this as much as they can, along with their willing allies in the MSM. Could this cause MO to vote for Obama? Right now, Romney is leading there.
Just looking for the thoughts of others.
So far he’s given every R candidate a chance to appear ‘moderate’ on women’s issues by repudiating Akin’s remarks- as he did.
Being ‘against rape’ is the new ‘women’s issues’standard...
Akin said an amazingly stupid thing which the Democrats can use to tar all of their opponents, including Romney/Ryan, all the way to November. The thing I hear most about him now that he’s hit the national stage is, “That guy gives me the creeps.”
He HAS to go.
As Rush said we need to take the Senate, hold onto the House and take the Presidency in order to save this country. Mr. Akin needs to think of the saving of this country versus his own ambitions.
Republicans: Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory since 1992
Republicans: Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory since 1992
Well, my Kin have caused a lot of damage.
Just for kicks, an experiment if you will, I’d like to see him stay in. Let’s see what he does.
Might be a loss, but those who wouldn’t vote for him for this reason probably wouldn’t vote for him for other reasons, too.
Not that he couldn’t have been a little more adroit.
This is a seat, we should win be default, and since he’s lost virtually all financial support, it is likely a hold. That means we have to flip at least 4 other seats (assuming Brown is a hold in MA, and by some miracle do not lose Maine, which is likely a lost seat). Besides NE, this should be our easiest pickup.
The odds of getting the Senate are decent if we lose MO, but the odds dropped significantly.
So far, his refusal to drop out of the race makes him appear like a selfish, self-centered SOB.
My first thought when I saw the title. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one.
Akin looks like tales from the crypt cryptkeeper. He’s an unattractive old worn out candidate. no sane woman would want this man representing them.
More wussy hand wringing.
Did Obama quit over “you didn’t build that”? Did he over the Biden gaffs?.
Are any Democrats in a 24/7 cry-a-thin at the DU over that stuff?
Will you people grow grows frigging pair, or are you just conservative because it makes you feel tough?
When I redo this chart, I will have to knock MO down a notch or two, unfortunately, if Akin refuses to leave. The column on the right indicates whether a GOP win would be a Hold or a Gain.
| 8/19/12 Race for the U.S. Senate Ranked Roughly From Most to Least Likely GOP Win | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
State |
Republican Candidate | Democrat/IND Candidate | Hold OR Gain |
| NE* | Debra Fischer | Bob Kerrey | GAIN |
| AZ* | Primary 8/28/12 (Jeff Flake#) | HOLD | |
| IN* | Richard Mourdock | Joe Donnelly | HOLD |
| MO | Todd Akin | Claire McCaskill+ | GAIN |
| WI* | Tommy Thompson | Tammy Baldwin | GAIN |
| NV | Dean Heller+ | Shelley Berkley | HOLD |
| ND* | Rick Berg | Heidi Heitcamp | GAIN |
| MT | Denny Rehberg | Jon Tester* | GAIN |
| MA | Scott Brown+ | Elizabeth Warren | HOLD |
| VA* | George Allen | Tim Kaine | GAIN |
| OH | Josh Mandel | Sherrod Brown+ | GAIN |
| FL | Connie Mack | Bill Nelson+ | GAIN |
| MI | Pete Hoekstra | Debbie Stabenow+ | GAIN |
| NM* | Heather Wilson | Martin Heinrich | GAIN |
| NJ | Joe Kyrillos | Bob Menendez+ | GAIN |
| PA | Tom Smith | Bob Casey+ | GAIN |
| HI* | Linda Lingle | Mazie Hirono | GAIN |
| WV | John Raese | Joe Manchin+ | GAIN |
| CT* | Linda McMahon | Chris Murphy | GAIN |
| ME* | Charles Summers | Angus King (Ind.) | HOLD |
| WA | Michael Baumgartner | Maria Cantwell+ | GAIN |
| *Open Seat +Incumbent #GOP Frontrunner | |||
Do we have to risk the loss of the Senate and then the country because of this idiot? It seems so. Missouri was primed to turn out the Democrat and this probably ruins the chances of a Republican winning.
He shouldn’t be allowed in a public office that considers any issue larger than the budget of a township sewer system.
How dost he hurt us? Let us count the ways:
- Gave new oxygen to the “Republican War on Wymmyn” meme;
- Filled up the Leftist Media’s news cycles with something OTHER than “keeping up the skeer” on the Kenyan, allowing them to dominate the message (again);
- Gave the Leftists a shipping container full of “guilt-by-association” hand grenades to lob at any pro-life candidate;
- Gave the Left a poster-boy for right-wing misogyny that will set back the pro-life forces at least a generation, if not more;
- Reaffirmed in the minds of the American-Idol voters that the GOP is the Party Of Hate, and threw regiments of undecided voters firmly into the Leftist camp...
... Don’t worry, I’ll come up with more, because this will be the Gift That Keeps On Giving for the Left.
The GOP could easily loose the MO and MA Senate seat, most of the good work done in WI, any chance of taking Colorado, Iowa and Nevada.
Thus we loose a gimmie at taking control of the Senate, give the election to Obummer and Obamacare and Amnesty become law of the land.
This is Huckabee playing politics yet again way over his pay grade.
The GOP Establishment would have you believe that defending the unborn is political “loser”...but then again, the GOP Establishment would rather Obama be re-elected than have genuine conservatives attain power.
Mark Foley II: Electric Boogaloo.
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