Claire McCaskill is the Big Loser in the Todd Akin self-immolation.
We all know by now that Congressman Akin committed
political suicide yesterday in his senate race against Missouri Senator Claire
McCaskill.
The Republicans believe they lost the Senate contests two
years ago in Colorado, Maryland, and Nevada because the primary voters
nominated candidates suffering from Hoof and Mouth disease coupled with
excessive baggage. They are witnessing an instant replay with the Congressman threatening
to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
Congressman Akin’s incredibly sexist, misogynist, insensitive,
inflammatory, and stupid comments about rape and abortions doom his election
against perhaps the most vulnerable Democratic Senator up for reelection this
year. Senator McCaskill has ethical and
tax issues, sweetheart deals for her husband, and voted too often with
President Obama.
Senator McCain won Missouri four years ago and Governor
Romney has an increasing lead today. The Senator was political toast and now so
is the Congressman.
The Congressman apologized profusely for his remarks, but he
can’t walk them back. They’re on tape; he wasn’t drunk, on drugs, or claiming
lack of sleep. Maybe he had a senior moment at age 65. His college degree is in
mechanical engineering, but he’s clearly not a rocket scientist.
There is no plausible deniability; the video is for everyone
to see.
He made the mistake of being a conservative, religious
Republican who the mainstream media will crucify when given the chance. Joe Biden may get a pass on racially insensitive remarks, but Republicans are held to a double standard.
The Republicans are throwing the Congressman under the bus.
He vows to continue; he’s “not a quitter.”
He seeks forgiveness, but forgiveness does not equal electability.
He can say what he wants, but money is the lifeblood of
politics, and he has none. He’s pleading for his traditional, conservative,
Evangelical base to contribute on an emergency basis. They won’t in the amounts
he needs. Evangelicals are highly educated; even they have to be shocked about
his comments about “legitimate” rape.
The Republican Senatorial Committee is denying the
Congressman the $5 million they were going to contribute to his campaign. Karl
Rove’s Crossroads PAC has just pulled out of the Missouri Senate race.
Neither Sarah Palin nor The Tea Party supported Congressman
Akin in the primary. He's not their man to stand by.
Congressman Akin may be in a state of denial, but he has
until 5:00pm tomorrow to withdraw under Missouri law.
So how is Senator McCaskill the big loser?
Her campaign realized early that the Congressman would be
the weakest candidate against her of the three Republican primary candidates.
The Senator, the Democratic National Senatorial Campaign, and a Democratic PAC
ran at least $1.2 million in primary ads
designed to swing the conservative Republican vote to Congressman Akin. The ads
pointed out how conservative he is, “The most conservative congressman in
Missouri” and “Missouri’s True Conservative.” Then near the end, if you got
that far, the ad stated that he was too conservative for Missouri. Sounds like Democratic political dirty tricks.
Congressman Akin proved yesterday that the democratic
assessment of him was accurate.
Unfortunately for the Senator, the Congressman
imploded too early. She’s actually asking him to stay in the race.
Once he drops out, and he will, the Missouri Republican
Party will replace him with a viable candidate.
Her political fate is sealed.
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