Posted on 08/26/2012 3:00:52 PM PDT by rhema
Support for Republican Todd Akin’s decision to stay in the Missouri Senate race has cratered and so has his favorability. Those findings come from two new polls conducted after Akin created a firestorm with his comment about “legitimate rape.”
Republicans, by a 47 percent to 37 percent margin, think he should drop out of the Senate contest against Democrat Claire McCaskill, and self-described Akin supporters believe the same by 50 percent to 34 percent, according to a Mason-Dixon survey. Only Democrats, sensing he’s likely to lose, want him to remain a candidate, 47 percent to 37 percent.
And in a poll for conservative groups, only 24 percent of Missouri voters looked favorably on Akin and 54 percent said they regard him unfavorably.
Before his rape comment two weeks ago, Akin had a solid lead over McCaskill. Republicans counted Missouri as a likely victory that would help them take control of the Senate. Now their chances look shaky.
While Romney did well in the poll for conservative organizations, leading President Obama in Missouri by 54 percent to 41 percent, Akin trailed McCaskill, 44 percent to 36 percent. A few weeks ago, he led by five percentage points. He was ahead by 11 percentage points among independents but now is 17 points behind. Independents, by 57 percent to 25 percent, want him to drop out.
Akin, however, has vowed to stay in the race. His freefall in the two polls will make that decision more difficult to defend.
Too bad for those who don’t like it. He’s staying in the race.
His numbers tanked far more because his “friends” in the Gop-E spent the last week hacking, slicing and dicing their own man.
His comment was not nearly as damning as challenged McCain on his famous white night ride to washington to save the nation from economic collapse, only to come out of a meeting naked, supporting a tarp-type response, and looking really, really stupid.
But, his party didn’t give up on him.
Let’s see...47-37. That won’t be the first come from behind from a 10 point deficit in the history of political races. Let’s see. Akin gaining five means McCaskill going down by five among the decideds, and there’s a measley 16% undecided or other still up for grabs.
Unfortunately, of course, the election is going to be held tomorrow in Missouri on the 27th of August this year. So, we’ll know the winner on Tuesday. Really sad they’re doing it that way this year instead of waiting the 2 and a quarter months left until the rest of the nation votes.
Care to place a bet Stellfish? Methinks Romney will win Missouri.
If I win, I get some $$$$ and a chance to spend it.
If I lose, the money I give you won’t be worth squat in Obama’s 2nd term.
Either way....you lose.
(sarc)
“Too bad for those who don’t like it. He’s staying in the race.”
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At this point any true conservative in Missouri should plan on voting for Akin if he continues to foolishly stay in the race until November.
For those folks who wish to support Akin by donations and working for his campaign, have at it. He’s apparently in to stay and I hope he wins although he has damaged his chances.
For both those who support Akin and those who choose to not do so, there are an abundance of other DESERVING conservative Republican Senatorial candidates who are very deserving of our support. The ones that my family and I have chosen to support with our limited time and funds are:
Josh Mandel in Ohio,
Ted Cruz in Texas,
Rick Berg in North Dakota,
Jeff Flake in Arizona
Deb Fischer in Nebraska,
Richard Mourdock in Indiana
Denny Rehberg in Montana
Pete Hoekstra in Michigan
and, possibly:
George Allen in Virginia and others can be added to the list.
I think that all believers in our conservative principles will agree that this is a list of conservative Republicans very deserving of our support and well-wishes for victory in November.
We have significant political battles across the nation and need to remember those. Support these folks to the extent you can.
What is it the RINOs keep repeating in regard to mitt - "you go to war with the army you've got."
Well, here's a chance all those same yellow bellies here to demonstrate a little consistency.
Amen! Akin is a right man for the Senate but not one who can now win it. Thank God he's not the only one in America who shares the same beliefs. Question is, is it too late now?
I think it is unfortunately. If I'm right about that he owns this inevitable defeat.
The bad news is that it will backfire on the conservative movement ESPECIALLY if his defeat costs us the majority in the Senate.
His initial comment made people suspect he was an idiot.
His follow-up “clarification” confirmed it for most.
He has zero chance at winning the Missouri Senate seat and because of that has done considerable damage to the conservative cause he claims to support.
What is it the RINOs keep repeating in regard to mitt - "you go to war with the army you've got."
Well, here's a chance for all those same folks to demonstrate a little consistency.
This is pretty dumb. Of course his numbers would be down, after having been pounded by everyone and his uncle in both parties for the past week.
Maybe conservatives should get their heads screwed back on and support him, since he’s the only candidate for the job that we have. And, aside from this kerfuffle, he is a good, solid 97% certified conservative.
We don't want consistency. What we wanted was to be able to blame the RINOs and Romney if Obama beat him in November. Don't you get it?
If we lose the Senate because of Akin, we will be the blame. We were suppose to win all of our conservative campaigns to show the RINOs that we can do it because our philosophy is the majority, that Americans do not want compromise between the parties.
We have a responsibility to WIN, not just to be a good man. Win is the objective.
October Surprise comes early for Akin.... a real “macaca moment”.... Does this Akin-dunce have brain or a handler?
We Conservatives are a strange lot. A small number of us insist that there is only standard for consideration to political office: absolute purity of word and heart to Conservative principles. No deviance from ideological purity is allowed.
All of this is well and good, we all want solid Conservatives to lead us out of this abyss and we are deeply suspicious of those who may appear to be going wobbly.
But, there is another measure that is of equal importance to the ideological metric: electability. If you can’t get elected, you are just another pure of heart Conservative loser. Conservatives have a bent for selecting such losers, election night ballrooms are drowned in the tears of the concession speeches.
In this political world, winning counts. Democrats understand this, and are willing to sacrifice everything else to achieve victory. Conservatives are not. We would rather be smug losers, congratulating ourselves that our candidate was no faint heart in the fight against the evil Left. Faint heart, perhaps not, but he was fatally wounded going over the top and the entire attack failed for lack of a leader who could both advance the Conservative cause and stand triumphant on the enemies’ parapet.
Akin died going over the top. Time for a new leader in the Missouri Senate race.
Surrender or lose are not the only two options here. Replace is another option and Akin can be replaced with someone as conservative.
No bet I hope you win. But remember to ping me on election night results in MO.
No he won't. Try actually reading the polling data instead of just mindlessly screaming your emotion based opinions
Electability - if you cannot get elected everything else is out the window in politics.
Better to sign up for a Freeper account. You’ll make a much bigger difference.
As soon as there is viable candidate that can carry on. Can you give us a name of one???
Why don’t you post the data right here that you’re looking at that shows an Akin victory?
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