I think Blunt and Jerry Moran have been pushing some mass legal immigraiton bills.
Hopefully Akin at least gets publicity against some of these RINOs laying low and someone else runs.
The death threat helped weaken Rove.
Steve King also trolled Rove. In a way I think Akin helped elevate King on immigration and Huckabee on abortion. King and Huckabee were still standing and doing whatever they want while Romney and Rove collapsed in 2012-2013.
Akin did one thing right. Refusing to let Ann Wagner run for Senate. She is a RINO and her donor is trying to oust the Tea Party guy who is the chair of the Missouri GOP.
Two St. Louis Republicans Battle To Lead Missouri Party (Priebus promised revenge on Tea Party)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3245252/posts?page=4
Martin, a lawyer and favorite of the tea-party wing, narrowly won the state post two years ago in a bitter contest in which he ousted incumbent David Cole. Hancock, a veteran political consultant, is believed to be backed by many of the party’s top donors and longtime activists, some of whom were never in Martin’s camp.
Brunner wanted to grant amnesty to Dreamer mercenaries.
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/221233-reps-bachmann-king-back-akin-for-senate-seat-
Brunner said he would support allowing citizenship for immigrants who serve in the US military because of their service. But for immigrants who only get a college degree “they need to go follow the laws and get to the back of the line.”
Source: Columbia Daily Tribune on 2012 Missouri Senate debate , Apr 22, 2012
http://www.ontheissues.org/international/John_Brunner_Immigration.htm
If Steelman is conservative will she at least call Blunt a RINO or a weakling?
Akin did the WRONG thing and gave Claire 6 more years.