Would he win the Senate race?
Aug 23, 2019 1 #2 red1 I think if Akin could say something as completely stupid as what he said about rape, he will probably find some other way to stick his foot in his mouth.
I think if Akin could say something as completely stupid as what he said about rape, he will probably find some other way to stick his foot in his mouth.
Aug 23, 2019 1 #3 FlyingSquirrel I wonder if McCaskill ever considered making "Remember The Alamo" her campaign slogan.
Aug 24, 2019 1 #4 David T FWIW, every poll from March 2012 until August 20 (the day after Akin's infamous remarks but probably before a lot of people had absorbed them) showed Akin in the lead. https://www.realclearpolitics.com/e...ouri_senate_akin_vs_mccaskill-2079.html#polls And of course Romney would carry the state easily, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Missouri so presumably his coattails would help Akin.
FWIW, every poll from March 2012 until August 20 (the day after Akin's infamous remarks but probably before a lot of people had absorbed them) showed Akin in the lead. https://www.realclearpolitics.com/e...ouri_senate_akin_vs_mccaskill-2079.html#polls And of course Romney would carry the state easily, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Missouri so presumably his coattails would help Akin.