The only reason that Romney/Ryan have not been dragged down by this is that both of them publicly disassociated themselves with Akin as soon as this started.
Akin is an embarrassing egomaniac who is way out of his depth. Sometimes a congressman can slide along without anybody but his homies caring what he says, but when you run for Senate, you’ve moved into a different level. And he wasn’t ready for it.
He may not cost us the Presidency, but it’s very possible that he will cost us the Senate...and a raving leftist will take that seat.
And if we lose the Senate because of Akin:
1) A RINO President will be able to move forward with a liberal agenda (as long as it's liberal enough for Harry Reid)
2) ObamaCare is here to stay
3) The media, independents and RINOs get to blame the conservatives for the defeat.
All three points are a NIGHTMARE and sadly avoidable.