“Allowing the party chair to select someone who didn’t even run for the position this year smacks of GOPe-liteism.”
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In this case, it is more a matter of name recognition, organization, contacts, and the ability to win. Primary losers don’t have an advantage over Talent, Ashcroft, or Bond when it comes to any of these regardless of ideology.
Had GOPe conspired to take Akin out, I would agree with you. Instead, this is full press damage damage control by the state and national party apparatus because Akin shot himself in the foot.
No one in the GOPe was sitting around expecting Akin to say something this terminally stupid that would open the doors for an alternate candidate.
Correct...apparently the NRSC had already allocated $5 million to help Akin that is now withdrawn - the race is written off if Akin stays in.