Huckabee digs in behind Akin
Todd Akin hasn't had many high-profile supporters with him in the trenches this week, but Mike Huckabee became an important and emphatic exception Thursday afternoon, sending a message to his own...
View ArticleAkin Assessing Candidacy With Conservatives In Florida
Tampa, Florida (CNN) -- Facing pressure from Republican heavyweights in Washington to abandon his Missouri Senate bid, Rep. Todd Akin is huddling with top conservative activists in Tampa to assess...
View ArticleAuthorities investigating threats against Rep. Akin
The political furor involving Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri took a nasty turn on Thursday, as Akin's congressional spokesman confirmed that there had been a variety of threats leveled against the...
View ArticleMcCaskill Relishes Akin Flap
ST. ROBERT, Mo.Claire McCaskill began a sparsely attended campaign event here Thursday with this quip: "I don't know if you noticed, but my campaign has been really boring lately." The ironic line was...
View ArticleMissouri conservatives rally to Akin, blast Republican "establishment"
ST CHARLES, Missouri (Reuters) - Missouri conservatives say they are rallying around U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin despite his controversial comments about rape because they are outraged that...
View ArticleButler County Republicans Disinvite Akin from Reagan Days (Video at link)
Yet another GOP group is sending Republican senate candidate Todd Akin a strong message after his remarks about "legitimate rape....
View ArticleSelfish Akin bringing GOP down with him
If all politics is local politics, it must be said: This is a bad week to be a Missourian. No, I dont live in Missouri. But Im a conservative and a pro-life advocate, so thanks to Rep. W. Todd...
View ArticleAkin says he’s raised $100,000 in two days
Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) raised over $100,000 in a fundraising push started this week after members of the GOP establishment withdrew funds from the Missouri Senate race. He announced the accomplishment...
View ArticleTodd Akin: That Rasmussen poll showing me down by 10 points is great news
August 23, 2012 Todd Akin: That Rasmussen poll showing me down by 10 points is great news Doug Brady Iâm beyond speechless. What is this guy drinking? Stacy Drake, one of my fellow C4P editors,...
View ArticleRasmussen: Romney loses MO lead after Akin controversy
While Missouri is always a tough state for both parties in presidential elections, until recently Mitt Romney didnt have much to worry about. Rasmussens series of polls gave him a...
View ArticleAkin scandal hands Missouri to Obama
If the Republican Party needed any more proof that Missouri Republican Senate candidate Rep. Todd Akin was poison to all GOP-ers, they've got it in a new Missouri presidential poll just published by...
View ArticleTodd Akin reaffirms he's staying in the Senate race
Embattled Senate candidate Todd Akin just told reporters in Chesterfield that he is staying in the Senate race against Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill. Akin repeated the kinds of statements he'd...
View ArticleMike Huckabee rallies Southern Baptists for Todd Akin (Anti-Akin = Baal...
Mike Huckabee rallied hundreds of Southern Baptists on a conference call Friday night in support of Todd Akin, offering advice about how they can help the embattled Missouri Senate candidate stay in...
View ArticleThe GOP Akin Problem Is Worse than They Think
Prediction: If the GOP establishment doesnt follow Republican Rep. Todd Akins example with a big, fat apology to Akin the whole party goes down in flames come November. I dont mean every...
View ArticlePoll: Akin support drops, voters want another candidate
The most remarkable stat in the poll may be this from the crosstabs: even voters who say they are supporting Akin think he should withdraw by a 16-point margin, 50 percent to 34 percent. That suggests...
View ArticleAkin's own supporters want him to quit Mo. Senate race
Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan and the GOP establishment aren't the only ones who want Rep. Todd Akin out of the Missouri Senate race due to his controversial "legitimate rape" comments. A Missouri poll shows...
View ArticleMcCaskill leads Akin in Missouri Senate race, new poll shows
A new poll shows that support for Rep. Todd Akins (R-Mo.) Senate candidacy has sharply declined since he remarked in an interview broadcast Sunday that legitimate rape rarely causes pregnancy. Akin...
View Article2012 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 A...
"In an interview for Revealing Politics today, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus was asked, among other things, if the partys 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...
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