Unfortunately I can no longer go forward with confidence believing that Akin can win this race.#mosen
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) August 21, 2012
After Akin attacked party ticket I'm not sure how he can walk it back. It's his decision to withdraw , I hope he makes right one.#MOsen
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) August 21, 2012
I have been on the front lines of this battle for a long while. Akin is a good person, has a good record. He and the party hurt his chance.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) August 21, 2012
And the golden rule: as a GOP candidate, you DO NOT attack the ticket. Period, period, period, period, period. THE END.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) August 21, 2012
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Akin's dug in. The question now is whether the GOP can force him off the ballot? If he goes, will that help? And if he stays, can he beat McCaskill? She's not well liked in Missouri.
I think the whole thing sucks. But if Akin's a shitty candidate, my sense is that it's up to the voters to decide, not the party bureaucrats.
CNN's reporting that abortion's now becoming a key issue for the GOP, so I doubt that an Akin exit from the race will make this go away or make things better for the national ticket. The left has been running on social issues for a while so it's no surprise they'll keep hammering on 'em. Perhaps #RomneyRyan can get the focus back on the economy. Even Mitt's called on Akin to go, "Mitt Romney calls for Rep. Akin to drop out."
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