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Eleven reasons why Akin didn’t quit
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Aug 21, 2012 02:20pm |
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| Author | Jeffrey Smith |
| News Date | Tuesday, August 21, 2012 05:35:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Todd Akin declared Tuesday that he would not drop out of the U.S. Senate race in Missouri. Most East Coast journalists and politicos I’ve spoken with cannot fathom how Todd Akin could possibly remain a candidate. As a former Missouri politician who knows Akin, perhaps I can shed some light. Here are 11 reasons why he didn’t quit:
1. He’s 65 and it’s his last shot.
2. His opponent, Claire McCaskill, hasn’t polled over 45 percent for 18 months.
3. He’s never been a deal-cutting legislator.
4. His base is sticking.
5. He’s always been outspent.
6. The establishment has never supported him.
7. He has all the leverage.
8. Missourians seem to dislike McCaskill enough to overlook Akin’s idiocy.
9. The worst is probably over.
10. Wounds take time to heal – especially when people pick at them.
11. God told him to run and it may take God to tell him to quit. |
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