It is not whether he is too conservative. It is all about being able to articulate a rational thought and convey it without sounding like a blithering idiot. I’ll use Debbie Blabbermouth Schultz as a prime example. The other failure on his part was if it was a verbal blunder, why was he not able to detect that during the interview and correct it on the spot? He had no idea until the media and blogs went wild and that is why he doubled down on it using other excuses to obfuscate what was in his heart and head which is a far cry from reality.
I mean, really, is this someone you would want representing you? From all accounts, Brunner and Steelman passed the conservative acid test on this issue as well so it is not the issue of who was more conservative, but has everything to do with the stunning stupidity of open primaries.
It is his judgement that is in question and somebody in the Democrat party knew this. Why didn’t someone in the Republican party know this as well?
Well, you know Santorum let a few things roll too. In fact he was sometimes a bull in a china shop. Some people are more passionate than others. I remember his wife making a joke at how she told him to “cool it.” Of course, he is not our presidential candidate, which is a da*n shame to me because I think he’s head and tails above Romney, but that’s how things have fallen. As far as Akin, you would best know the other candidates. I’m profoundly pro-life, and if a candidate is otherwise a conservative, I will go with the one who is most pro-life; the incest/rape exception is terribly bothersome to me, so I’ll go with the one who backs the protection of the young child and ultimately the rape victim as well. I’ll read up more on Akin and his potential replacements. I still don’t have too much trouble with what he said even though it was of course awkward, because he seems at heart to be a pro-life warrior. And our country desperately needs them all.