The old allusion to “stubborn as a Missouri mule!” which was once applied to Harry S Truman, holds for this paragon of perseverance and recalcitrant truculence.
So he cannot see the larger picture, and still believes himself on a mission from God. He has become the very caricature of a single-issue candidate, and we shall NEVER know any of his positions on any other issue that is of really pressing importance, both to Missouri and the US as a whole.
He cannot melt down, because he believes himself to be made of titanium.
And lo, though ten thousand angels come before him, weeping, beseeching and downcast, he cannot turn aside. Clearly, he has become the Indispensable Man, the True Savior, on a holy quest.
What the heck, he might win. If not....
Do you REALLY want an IMBECILE like Akin in the senate? If he won’t listen to party leaders now, what assurance do we have that he’ll listen to the GOP leaders on the floor of the senate?
http://www.nationalreview.com/campaign-spot
We’ve seen this before — a candidate makes nonsensical, controversial, or self-destructive statements before the electorate, and the electorate recoils. The rest of the GOP sees signs of trouble, and starts expressing those concerns in increasing volume, but the candidate resists the urge to withdraw from the race. The candidate and the campaign insist to the rest of the party that they know what they’re doing, that the race is still winnable, and that the world will soon be shocked by a most unexpected victory. We saw it from Katherine Harris in 2006, and from Christine O’Donnell, Sharron Angle, and Carl Paladino in 2010.