Why is Romney lowering himself to speak on this issue that Missouri needs to hash out?
The guy is stupid and arrogant and stubborn for having not pulled his name off the ballot already. He can save face for about another hour and a half yet. After that he's a pariah; radioactive to Republicans and useful to Democrats as a caricature.
“Why is Romney lowering himself to speak on this issue that Missouri needs to hash out?”
Because the master of divinity is making an ass of himself. If people can’t bring themselves to vote for the dim bulb, they might tar the rest of the GOP as being just as stupid as he. There’s no reason Romney should have to deal with this guys nutty theory 75 more times, and in every debate. So he has dealt with it. If anyone accuses him of believing that women can repel enemy kamikaze sperm, he can say “I don’t agree with that nut Akins, and never have, not once”.
Romney would like to win MO, even if we are going to lose the senate seat.