2012 Republican Convention: Protesters Dressed As Vaginas Greet Delegates...
TAMPA -- Giant, walking vaginas have descended upon the Republican National convention. Several demonstrators from Code Pink, a feminist group, wore frilly pink costumes while others adorned with...
View ArticlePriebus on Akin: “He Could Be Tied, We’re Not Going To Send Him...
"In an interview for Revealing Politics today, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus was asked, among other things, if the party’s position on Akin would eventually change if Akin refused to step out of the...
View ArticleFamily Research Council poll of Missouri: Akin 45, McCaskill 42
The Family Research Council poll was conducted by Wenzel Strategies from Aug. 27 to Aug. 28, testing 829 voters for a margin of error of plus or minus 3.38 percent. The sample was 32.7 percent...
View ArticleAkin regains lead in Missouri latest polling shows
Todd Akin WASHINGTON, DC, August 29, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A poll of likely Missouri general election voters released this morning shows that, far from being out of the race, embattled Senate...
View ArticleGuess who's defending Akin now
Newt Gingrich on Thursday came to Todd Akin’s defense, calling the embattled Missouri Senate candidate “honorable” and “sincere.” Speaking to POLITICO’s Mike Allen at the Playbook Afternoon Snack event...
View ArticleRomney's narrative for next 9 weeks aimed at women
Like tightly structured novels, political conventions introduce no random characters or irrelevant passages. So when former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez were...
View ArticlePoll: Akin-McCaskill race still a tossup
Despite widespread assertions that Missouri Republican Rep. W. Todd Akin's abortion remarks have made him a heavy underdog in the state's U.S. Senate race, a Democratic-leaning polling firm released a...
View ArticleThe State of the Akin-McCaskill Race (Akin out of money?)
He’s in a money crunch:Todd Akin’s TV ads are, reportedly, being yanked from stations across the state because his campaign isn’t paying the bills. KOMU-TV in Columbia says it received half of the...
View ArticleTodd Akin’s Wife Compares GOP Abandonment to Rape, Tyranny
Rep. Todd Akin’s wife, Lulli Akin, says the Republican Party’s attempts to push her husband out of the Missouri Senate race — over his false assertion that women who are raped rarely get pregnant — are...
View ArticleDobson Blasts 'Viscious' GOP Opposition to Akin
“I regret to say that Congressman Akin has been subjected to disgraceful treatment at the hands of the GOP political bosses,” Dobson said. “They have withheld funds for his campaign, even though he won...
View ArticleAkin And McCaskill To Debate Friday In Columbia
(KTVI) – Missouri U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill and U.S. Representative Todd Akin will be squaring off in a debate Friday morning in Columbia at 10:45 am. Immediately before that, Governor Jay Nixon...
View ArticleGOP gives up on trying to push Akin out (Funding may be restored)
In about 28 hours, the Republican Party will be, for all intents and purposes, stuck with Todd Akin. The Missouri Senate candidate has shown no signs of bowing to pressure from the national party to...
View Article(FULL VIDEO) of Akin, McCaskill Debate In Columbia, Mo
This is a little difficult but, hopefully, will work. When you see the two frozen video screens, scroll down to the second one titled "See the full debate here". When you click on the arrow in the...
View ArticleAkin Rebuilding Mo. Senate Bid After Rape Remark
Written off by many in his own party a mere month ago, Republican Rep. Todd Akin has been slowly rebuilding his Senate campaign after apologizing for inflammatory remarks about pregnancy and rape. Now...
View ArticlePriebus: GOP ‘Not Going to Play in MO with Todd Akin’ (No RNC...
Reince Priebus expressed optimism this morning that Republicans could win the senate in 2012, but warned that the party would not get behind Todd Akin, even if he refused to exit the race. “We’re not...
View ArticleNewt Gingrich Fundraising For Embattled Todd Akin
Newt Gingrich will be in St. Louis on Monday fundraising for Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin, a source close to the former House speaker confirmed. >snip< “I think Todd Akin was the choice of...
View ArticleAkin Refuse to Drop Out Of Senate Race
Akin told a crowd of supporters, ” In August I was given a trust , a trust to replace a senator that had not represented Missouri or our best interests.” He added, ” I have one purpose going into...
View ArticleTodd Akin: Conservative champion
A French proverb declares: “What is hard to endure is sweet to recall.” I seldom agree with the French, but, as a former professional boxer, I know this to be true. In 2003 I was fighting Cuban...
View ArticleNew Akin ad hits McCaskill on ethics, stimulus (video at link)
Todd Akin is coming out with a new ad, aggressively going after Sen. Claire McCaskill for getting rich from the president's 2009 stimulus plan. The ad, shared early with POLITICO, comes amid a flurry...
View ArticleTodd Akin In The Lead (48.4% to 44.7%) For Missouri U.S. Senate Race...
Citizens United Political Victory Fund (CUPVF), the affiliated PAC of Citizens United, released a poll today conducted by Wenzel Strategies, showing Congressman Todd Akin in the lead against incumbent...
View ArticleClaire McCaskill, Todd Akin meeting in second Missouri Senate debate (Live at...
Democratic Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill and Republican challenger Todd Akin are meeting in suburban St. Louis for their second and final scheduled debate. See link below for video. Hope this works.
View ArticleUpdated polls in 10 key U.S. Senate races [Dems hold 52-48]
Based on the polls and projections below, as well as polls in other contests not listed here, the Democrats are projected to keep their majority in the Senate by a 52-48 margin. Massachusetts (D...
View ArticleMcCaskill's mother dies
(CNN) - Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill's 84-year-old mother, Betty Anne Ward McCaskill, died on Monday, the senator from Missouri said in a statement on Monday. "For some time, mom's health has not...
View ArticleTodd Akin says he'll match Claire McCaskill on TV in campaign's...
Republican Senate candidate Todd Akin said today in Lee's Summit that he'll match his Democratic rival, Claire McCaskill, in TV ad spending in the race's final week. At a stop in Lee's Summit, Akin...
View ArticleClaire McCaskill wins a second term in Missouri Senate contest
Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill secured a second term in the Senate, defeating Republican challenger Todd Akin in a hard-fought contest that gained national attention over controversial remarks about...
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