“I wonder if you would be taking this in such stride if your wife or daughter had ever been raped.”
It would have nothing to do with the quote that is being attributed to him since it in no way states that he agrees with or condones rape. Your problem is that you are too emotional to stand back and rationally look for some other intended meaning.
“Your problem is that you are too emotional to stand back and rationally look for some other intended meaning.”
And the general electorate is? Political campaigns are not about the general electorate rationally parsing words looking for intended meanings, They are about optics and emotions. A candidate cannot juxtapose the words “legitimate rape” whatever the intended meaning may be and not expect to be soundbited into political oblivion. Now wait for the deluge from the media in 4 3 2 1 ....
About 1 percent of the American people oppose abortion in the event of rape. Yeah, that will win a statewide election. Not.
There were zero votes to be mined by Akin on the subject of abortion. People who vote on this issue know whom to support in the Missouri senate race.
This interview was stupid, ill-advised, and possibly fatal.
Conservatives from coast-to-coast deserve better than this poor judgment. Who the Hell is advising this guy?
Pull a Torricelli, force him to step down, and replace w Steelman - female who has already won statewide.
Akim has forfeited this slot. We MUST have this senate seat.
We DESERVE better than this.
Do NOT allow this jackass to go to Tampa.