Uh oh Dems: GOP step closer to taking back Senate

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by Smash255

No. McCaskill was seen as having very little chance prior to the nomination of Akin. Once he won the Primary the race basically became a pure tossup, and the rape comments turned it into an easy McCasskill win.

I still think he would have won pretty easily but I guess we will never know. I just hope the Republicans have learned something from 2012 and the senate races. Open mouth, insert foot doesn't win elections. There is a time when honesty does not pay. There is a time to keep your mouth shut!!!

[notasmoker]

Originally Posted by nmnita

I still think he would have won pretty easily but I guess we will never know. I just hope the Republicans have learned something from 2012 and the senate races. Open mouth, insert foot doesn't win elections. There is a time when honesty does not pay. There is a time to keep your mouth shut!!!

They just cannot help themselves, Nita (refer to King's recent cantaloupe comment).

[Smash255]

Originally Posted by nmnita

I still think he would have won pretty easily but I guess we will never know. I just hope the Republicans have learned something from 2012 and the senate races. Open mouth, insert foot doesn't win elections. There is a time when honesty does not pay. There is a time to keep your mouth shut!!!

There was nothing to indicate Akin would have won easily without the comment. He constantly polled the worst head to head against Mccaskill and everything after the nomination before he made his comments indicated it was going to be tight. Akin was always a hard right blowhard it was just a matter of time before he something stupid and boy did he.