MO: Akin could really blow this

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Facepalm.

At least he recanted very quickly.

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Let's cross our fingers for a Torricelli-Lautenberg move here.

He has 2 days to withdraw, at which point the party will be able to select a replacement nominee.
If that happens, well, they might go with Jim Talent as a unity candidate.

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Hope he drops. McCaskill can rake in the cash in a futile effort to hold that seat.

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They can't do any better than the guy who lost last time and the old Governor who epic failed so badly he didn't run again because he was trailing by double digits?

Talent would easily handle McCaskill. 2012 is a much better year than 2006 was for Republicans, and on top of that, McCaskill has certainly not been a moderate hero some might have thought she would be back in 2006.

Talent didn't want to run a yearlong bitter campaign. With this, he would get to leapfrog that step, run a 3 month campaign, and let crossroads/NRSC fuel his victory.

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Well, this has been rather fun to watch. Though honestly there are a number of similar comments that have been made over the years by GOP (and democrat) congressmen that I find to be similarly offensive and yet have not resulted in the same sort of backlash.

That's because Congressmen aren't Senators.