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Akin gathering steam in race
The Hill ^ | 11/2/12 | Alexandra Jaffe

Posted on 11/02/2012 4:03:17 AM PDT by markomalley

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1 posted on 11/02/2012 4:03:22 AM PDT by markomalley
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To: markomalley

Good deal! I hope he pulls well ahead of her.


2 posted on 11/02/2012 4:08:48 AM PDT by tsowellfan (KEEP WORKING like we are 10 POINTS DOWN!!!!)
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Good deal! I hope he pulls well ahead of her.

Me too. I hope he wins decisively just to prove to some FREEPERS here who are very upset that Akin is winning that having principles is a positive and not a negative like some here feel. Still today some FREEPERS on other Akin threads are pissed that Akin continues to show his conservative values. It is sad to see. I hope Akin is forced upon those FREEPERS. I will be thrilled on Tuesday if Akin wins this.

3 posted on 11/02/2012 4:13:36 AM PDT by napscoordinator (GOP Candidate 2020 - "Bloomberg 2020 - We vote for whatever crap the GOP puts in front of us.")
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To: tsowellfan

It makes me sick that when a Republican makes a gaffe - it is pounced on by the MSM. When Joe Biden makes a continuous string of gaffes - it gets swept under the rug.

I hope Akin wins this seat - we need it. I hate the MSM and the double standard. Has the MSM put forth the rumor about the NJ Senator yet? I know they’ll say they don’t have facts, but since when has that stopped them with a Republican is involved?


4 posted on 11/02/2012 4:15:36 AM PDT by Catsrus (WANT)
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To: markomalley

Go Akin!!


5 posted on 11/02/2012 4:16:09 AM PDT by GonzoII (Quia tu es, Deus, fortitudo mea...Quare tristis es anima mea?)
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To: napscoordinator

If Akin wins it will be his victory and his victory alone. He will have proved that RINOs and the GOPe is not needed to win an election. Because of that it will be a BIG victory for him and a MAJOR defeat for the GOPe.


6 posted on 11/02/2012 4:17:13 AM PDT by tsowellfan (KEEP WORKING like we are 10 POINTS DOWN!!!!)
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To: napscoordinator

I should also add that you Freepers who stood by him (and those supporters outside of FR) including the username with “Chip” in it (I cannot recall his Freeper name) will also share in the Akin victory if he wins. It will be your victory as well.


7 posted on 11/02/2012 4:20:48 AM PDT by tsowellfan (KEEP WORKING like we are 10 POINTS DOWN!!!!)
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To: markomalley

Here’s hoping that the GOP does become the U.S. Senate MAJORITY, for a very long time, and here’s hoping that CONSERVATISM takes over BIG TIME, in both Houses of Congress, in the WH (Please, help to make Mitt Romney, successfully, move, profoundly, to the right, politically, and help Mitt become a very small government conservative, on all of the issues!), and in the courts, too! True conservatism, seriously, needs to dominate in all three branches of government and for a very long time!-Please, and Thank You!


8 posted on 11/02/2012 4:21:00 AM PDT by johnthebaptistmoore (The world continues to be stuck in a "all leftist, all of the time" funk. BUNK THE FUNK!)
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To: markomalley

Good! I’m glad he stuck to his guns!!


9 posted on 11/02/2012 4:22:14 AM PDT by sneakers (Go Sheriff Joe!)
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To: markomalley
I'll admit that I didn't want him to run after his gaffe. However, since he's still there and he espouses strong Conservative principles, I hope he has a HUGE victory.

As I've said before, it's like the soldier in a foxhole sleepily crawling out to take a whizz....wandering around to find a tree, he accidentially sets off a tripwire and the enemy starts shooting at him. A combination of utter terror, experience, and training in him kicks in and he starts charging the enemy machine gun nest....you don't criticize him for screwing up, or shoot him in the back. You lay covering fire and hope he can kill the enemy.

10 posted on 11/02/2012 4:33:20 AM PDT by MuttTheHoople (Pray for Joe Biden- Proverbs 29:9)
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most princpaled person running
11 posted on 11/02/2012 4:43:52 AM PDT by scooby321 (AMS)
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To: markomalley

Please, let there be ABSOLUTELY NO MISTAKE HERE.
This was a classic RINO-inspired circular firing squad where most of the so-called ‘GOP’ participated ENTHUSIASTICALLY!!

It appears that the grass roots at home might just pull this one out AFTER ALL!

DESPITE the actions/efforts/pussilaniousness (sp?) of their so-called “leadership”.

GOOD!


12 posted on 11/02/2012 4:53:47 AM PDT by Flintlock (-THE TRUTH--It's the NEW hate speech.)
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McCaskell is proving to be a common thief.


13 posted on 11/02/2012 5:13:22 AM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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Akin is the type we need in the Senate. Even if the R’s gain control it has to be the right type of R’s. We’re going to need strong, principled conservative leadership in Congress in order to keep Romney in line. He’ll go wobbly if he doesn’t get the right signals and feedback from us as well as Congress.

The Beltway isn’t going to relinquish control easily.


14 posted on 11/02/2012 5:24:24 AM PDT by bereanway
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To: markomalley

It is about time. I just hope it isn’t a little late and there is enough in the kitty.

Go, Todd, Go.


15 posted on 11/02/2012 6:25:48 AM PDT by YOMO
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I have lived in Missouri since 1978. We are run by the DemoRATS in Jeff City, even after we the people have voted repeatedly that we want Obamacare OUT of Missouri, the DemoRATS do NOTHING! McCaskill is a crook and a thief! She was paid for her vote for Obamacare, big time! And here comes a man of God, willing to stand up to her, willing to repent to the nation for a ‘mistake’! We all need to pray for Todd Akin and his family, they are under terrible attacks. He is a good man, everyone we know has voted for him or will be on NOVEMBER 6, 2012!
GOD SAVE OUR AMERICA from more of McCaskill, DemoRATS in JEFF CITY, and the MUSILM minions in Washington DC!
Please Jesus hear our cry and deliver us from our mistakes as a nation! IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY! AMEN!


16 posted on 11/02/2012 6:34:34 AM PDT by 4GodandCountry
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It seems the GOP is sending backdoor dollars to Akin via the State Party. Newt and Huckabee deserve a lot of credit- they helped bring PAC money into the state. I am still pissed at the GOP for bailing too quickly. Then they send emails to me, a Missourian, asking for money to support other Senate candidates. Then Murdock stumbles with a similar comments, but lo and behold, we still support him. FACTS about Missouri that the GOP missed.

1.) Missouri went to McCain 2008 after massive spending by Obama and literaly McCain conceding the state.

2.) McCaskill only won in 2006, a great RAT year, thanks to a 3% libertarian turnout.

3.) The TEA Party was born in Missouri. In my county, a TEA Party rally happens on a busy corner every Saturday for the last 4 years!

4.) SIEU has sent counter protestors, sometimes violent, to counter the TEA Party.

5.) In 2010, Missouri voted 70% to repeal OBAMACARE. McCaskill basically called the ballot initiative stupid.

6.) Mitt Romney is up in Missouri by double digits- without any advertising.

7.) Does the GOP really think that a state with a large TEA PARTY that has attracted Libertarians and Independents, that people are going to walk into a voting both, vote for Romney, then vote for McCaskill? Maybe a few RINO's in rich suburbs, but not in the heart of the TEA PARTY.

17 posted on 11/02/2012 6:49:49 AM PDT by 11th Commandment (http://www.thirty-thousand.org/)
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Akin would (and I hope will) make a great Senator. He owes absolutely nothing to the Republican establishment and will be his own man, free to follow his conservative instincts. He could be a real breath of fresh air in the Senate.


18 posted on 11/02/2012 7:34:30 AM PDT by Malesherbes (- Sauve qui peut)
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Good news indeed. But it ain’t over, yet! I hope all Conservative freepers keep up the prayers and good thoughts, and I hope all Conservative Missourians get the word and vote out! The Liberal D’rats will cheat, bully and coerce at every chance they can get! Best of luck to everyone.


19 posted on 11/02/2012 10:04:29 AM PDT by hawaiianninja (Palm note to self: Work for a successful 2012! +Throw the liberal garbage out!)
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McCaskill's thrown everything at him but the kitchen sink and she needs that to try to wash her hands of her husband's business deals.

And still it is a dead heat. Let's hope the influx of funds is well spent and well placed.

20 posted on 11/03/2012 12:52:42 PM PDT by Uncle Chip
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