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I predicted Akin will still be strong in Missouri even after all the hoopla about his statement. I predict this backlash will transfer up ballot into the presidential race. The media's craven support for Obama is disgraceful. The GOP elites going along with it is also disgraceful.
A poll commissioned by Citizens United's political arm shows Todd Akin leading Sen. Claire McCaskill in Missouri.
The poll by the CU political victory fund and conducted by Wenzel Strategies, shows Akin ahead by almost 5 points. Mitt Romney leads President Obama by 20 points.
It's a private poll for group with an interest in the outcome of the race, but the CU is also an established force on the right.
"In a state where John McCain won by a mere 4,000 votes in 2008, it is clear that the tide has shifted decisively toward the Republican column in 2012," said CU president David Bossie. "Missourians say 'show me' the results, and it's clear
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I predicted Akin will still be strong in Missouri even after all the hoopla about his statement. I predict this backlash will transfer up ballot into the presidential race. The media's craven support for Obama is disgraceful. The GOP elites going along with it is also disgraceful.
I never thought I'd see a strong conservatve argue that Mitt Romney condemining Akin was a good thinng. How badly do you think the backalash is going to hurt Mitt?
Citizens United is an organization dedicated to restoring our government to citizens' control. Through a combination of education, advocacy, and grass roots organization, Citizens United seeks to reassert the traditional American values of limited government, freedom of enterprise, strong families, and national sovereignty and security
I find a group that believes in limited government supporting a member who wants to use government to control a woman's ability to abort a child that resulted from some legitimate rape to be fascinating.
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[quote=70Ford;26072322]I never thought I'd see a strong conservatve argue that Mitt Romney condemining Akin was a good thinng. How badly do you think the backalash is going to hurt Mitt?
Citizens United is an organization dedicated to restoring our government to citizens' control. Through a combination of education, advocacy, and grass roots organization, Citizens United seeks to reassert the traditional American values of limited government, freedom of enterprise, strong families, and national sovereignty and security
I find a group that believes in limited government supporting a member who wants to use government to control a woman's ability to abort a child that resulted from some legitimate rape to be fascinating.
That CU poll is heavily R biased--I'd take a look at the other more neutral polling firms before I get too excited. That said, I think there are enough teavangelicals in Missouri that this will be a tight race--McCaskill had zero shot before this, and now she has a decent chance of winning, especially since she can outspend him. The big game changer will be if all the R funders who condemned Akin come back and start dumping money in his campaign because they think he has a shot at winning.
I predicted Akin will still be strong in Missouri even after all the hoopla about his statement. I predict this backlash will transfer up ballot into the presidential race. The media's craven support for Obama is disgraceful. The GOP elites going along with it is also disgraceful.
I hope he loses, for all our sakes, but especially for the sake of whatever reasonable people reside in Missouri. It will be a major humiliation for them, to have that tool representing them in the US Senate
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Missouri has slowly been turning ever more "red" than it was before. Remember that this was also one of the last states to give up slavery, and part of the state is still called Little Dixie! Added to that has been a growing influx of retirees and other folks fleeing the more "lib-rul", and more expensive states like California and WA State (in fact you'll see many of those retirees still railing about lib-ruls and illegals on those state threads here... albeit complaining from "Possum Holler", MO or wherever)!
I predicted Akin will still be strong in Missouri even after all the hoopla about his statement. I predict this backlash will transfer up ballot into the presidential race. The media's craven support for Obama is disgraceful. The GOP elites going along with it is also disgraceful.
There's no way Romney is up 20 in Missouri. Romney will win Missouri, but not by that much. I would need to see some other polls besides that one. That seems way off.
I predicted Akin will still be strong in Missouri even after all the hoopla about his statement. I predict this backlash will transfer up ballot into the presidential race. The media's craven support for Obama is disgraceful. The GOP elites going along with it is also disgraceful.
I hope he loses, for all our sakes, but especially for the sake of whatever reasonable people reside in Missouri. It will be a major humiliation for them, to have that tool representing them in the US Senate
It is a worse humiliation to have the corrupt tool who is Air Claire McCaskill. Air Claire is a rubber stamp for Obama's failed policies both economic and foreign. I'd rather a pet rock sit in the Senate than Air Claire.
If she has nothing to hide then why won't she reveal the extent and names of her husbands' shell corporations. Clue: Air Claire's plane which she attempted to use to defraud taxpayers for her travel as well as deny the State of Missouri property taxes, was tied to one of these shell corporations.
Wow just when I thought Republicans couldn't get stupider, they really believe a poll that has Romney is up 20% in Missouri Do conservatives actually ever think or anytime something looks good to them, they assume its true?
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) behind in most polls.
Do conservatives actually ever think or anytime something looks good to them, they assume its true?
