Victory for Akin Seen as Difficult, but Still Possible

nyt ^ | August 22, 2012 | JOHN ELIGON and MONICA DAVEY

[Red Steel]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In the end, Representative Todd Akin’s fate will depend not on what happens in Washington or Tampa, Fla., or on a talk radio show, but on the voters of Missouri.

A number of voters and strategists here believe it is not a foregone conclusion that Mr. Akin faces the certain defeat predicted by establishment Republican leaders calling on him to abandon his Senate bid after he made controversial comments about rape and abortion.

A pile of factors, they say, could make the situation survivable: local backlash against all the national party meddling, an intensely grass-roots fund-raising effort (Mr. Akin, a six-term congressman, has sent e-mails seeking $3 contributions from supporters in recent days), an influx of aid from some Christian groups, and a state that has in recent years grown more conservative than the national bellwether it was once seen as.

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Leaders of several conservative Christian and social-issues groups said they would step in with organizational, financial and news-media help. The Family Research Council said it now hoped to sponsor independent advertising and phone banks and solicit donations for Mr. Akin. And by Wednesday evening, those tiny donations requested by Mr. Akin’s campaign several times this week were starting to add up. Mr. Akin’s Twitter account reported that he had set a goal to raise $100,000 by midnight and had raised $88,000.

[FlingWingFlyer]

One thing that the state run “media” and their “pollsters” are not taking into consideration is that Americans are in a very foul mood right now. They hate the fact that Barry and the ‘RATS are destroying America and our Constitution.

[svcw]

Personally I hope he wins.
He said something that is probably true but in a very awkward way as to be ridiculed. Hey, besides he will drive the liberal crazier than they are, that's got to be a plus.

[hecht]

probably true ?????

[re_nortex]

Not being from Missouri, I'll admit to not being very familiar with Todd Akin and I certainly won't give much credence to the knuckleheads at the New York Times. I've been following the various threads here on Free Republic, a news source that does have credibility.

So what's the real story on Akin? I've seen some FReepers point out that he's a solid Christian, 100% pro-life, ex-military and has been a Conservative stalwart, opposing President George Bush's "No Child Left Behind" and other dubious programs. On the other hand, some long-tenured FReepers with sterling reputations explain that he was used as tool by the DemonRATS who contributed to his primary campaign coffers.

I'd appreciate any further enlightenment by the smartest collection of individuals anywhere, the members of Free Republic. By the way, I don't wish to engage in argument. I'm simply seeking information from people I know are above reproach -- FReepers. Thanks to all in advance from a Texan looking forward to our new Senator -- Ted Cruz!

[PhxTM06]

"He said something that was probably true."

Sure it was, for an encore he should have said the earth was flat as well, there's at least a few who would have fallen for it too.

"In a Tuesday interview with The Christian Post, Dr. Gene Rudd, an obstetrician-gynecologist who is also senior vice president of Christian Medical & Dental Associations, said there is no evidence that pregnancies are rare among rape victims. "I don't know where [Akins is] coming from, but what he said, there's no basis for it," Rudd explained.

Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/rape-pregnancies-not-rare-ob-gyn-says-80369/#UBwIimxuQsBAVBSg.99 "

“There are no words for this — it is just nuts,” said Michael Greene, a professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School."

[Reddon]

I hope he wins too. Not that I know all that much about him at this point, but I would like to see a big “up yours” signal sent to all the Republican establishment telling him to quit and back down and run away. Republicans do too much quitting, apologizing, and backing down. Nice to see a Republican with some fight in them for a change. Republicans quitting when they could have stayed in the fight is why we have a Presidential candidate like Mitt Romney right now.

[Red Steel]

Here’s the political calculation that will go on in the average Missourian’s mind:

Akin said something dumb but he promptly apologized for doing so versus McCaskill who is a very good OBot supporting that Epic Failure Obama?

Gee, what’s going to cost me more?? Supporting Epic Failures McCaskill/OBama v. change for the better life?

The choice is very easy here.

[PhxTM06]

Your average Missourian elected a dead guy as governor. All bets are off.

[Republican1795.]

Well sorry to burst your bubble but rape pregnancies are in fact quite rare. Rape Pregnancies are Rare. This Rudd claims that there "is no evidence" but he is simply IGNORING the said evidence. That is an old propaganda trick. Like the government's old but hilarious "swamp gas" cant.

[Republican1795.]

Well it is “probably true”. Check it out.

[Red Steel]

I'll admit to not being very familiar with Todd Akin and I certainly won't give much credence to the knuckleheads at the New York Times. I've been following the various threads here on Free Republic, a news source that does have credibility.

Sometimes even the Slimes have random acts of real journalism. This article appears to be so.

[Republican1795.]

Well if he wins the left will go nuts - more than usual.

[PhxTM06]

How did I know this was going to be the same discredited Willke nonsense that has been posting 1000 times over here already. Willke has no credibility in the medical community, he's conducted no studies, has no lab work, nothing to back up any of his claims. Nice try.

Nobody is arguing that rape pregnancies are rare, but not as rare as Willke tries to claim. Women have about a 5% chance of getting pregnant as a result of rape. There's anywhere from 15,000-30,000 women a year that end up pregnant as a result of rape. Those numbers have been clearly established by a variety of studies while Willke....well, he's like that little old man at the corner health shop telling you that colloidal silver will cure your hepatitis.

His ideas derived from the 1970s and earlier, back when people still thought that when a woman got raped, she was "secretly asking for it." Just more old wives tales that survive because people keep going back to the same ignorance.

[Biblebelter]

Faux News whores like Hannity and Crazy Annie Coulter are slapping the bejesus out of Akin and the old grey lady is seeking to legitimize the guy and keep him in the race.

I doubt if Missouri voters take voting intstructions from MSM media elites like the NYT or whores like Hannity and Coulter in the stable of globalist media moguls like Rupert Murdoch.

Just because Akin is an idiot does not disqualify him to be elected to the Senate. After all Missouri elected an idiot like McCaskill and forty nine other states elected 98 other idiots to that den of treachery and deceit known as the United States Senate.

[PhxTM06]

And if he loses, when the Republicans could have replaced him with another strong pro-life conservative and McCaskill ends up preventing Obamacare from being repealed, all the pro Akin cultists will be ecstatic.

When your strongest supporter in the world seems to be your Democrat opponent......you're doing it wrong. Not only that but she spent about $2 million on helping him get past the primary, so she clearly had his number from Day 1.

[Red Steel]

Nice to see a Republican with some fight in them for a change. Republicans quitting when they could have stayed in the fight is why we have a Presidential candidate like Mitt Romney right now.

And what I've seen, if Akin is pushed out, a RINO may take his place. Better to have someone who will help squish Romney to do the right thang if Romney wins.

[tsowellfan]

I like 99% of issues Akin stands for politically.

He seems to be a nice man and I really do feel bad for what has happened to him.

Unfortunately, he did it to himself. He made a mistake. He should have stepped down and just tried to keep his seat he presently holds.

[dadfly]

yes. translating the thrust of his statement, from his garbled way of answering a gotcha liberal media question, he most likely meant to say:

1. assuming criminal rape (legitimate was not the right word to use) was committed, pregancy is rare. this is a true statement

2. for the very plausible reason that the stress and mental state of the woman can affect the probablity of conception. again a true statement. just ask any adoption agency about couples who concieve *after* they have decided to pursue adoption.

bottom line: this guy is apparently pro-life, anti-crime (will be the best line of defense against crime, including rape), humble enough to apologize for offense given, strong enough to stand against the pandering, panicky republican establishment. that’s a polititican i’m going to back to the hilt.

[RC one]

he said nothing that was true or defensible in any way.