Fri Sep 28, 2012, 03:56 PM

DonViejo (4,444 posts)

RNC Chair Reverses Course, Says Republican Party Will ‘Absolutely’ Support Todd Akin

Source: ThinkProgress

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Today, after Akin stayed in the race and polls showing it tied, Priebus took a far different tone:
Asked directly if he considered Akin to be a better option for Missouri voters than McCaskill, Priebus did not hesitate.

“Well, absolutely,” he said in the interview. “That’s a given, and as chairman of the party, I have an obligation to make sure we win as many seats in the Senate as possible.”

Akin again grabbed headlines this week when he told a reporter after a debate that Sen. McCaskill is not as “ladylike” as she was six years ago.

Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/09/28/927121/priebus-support-akin/

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RNC Chair Reverses Course, Says Republican Party Will ‘Absolutely’ Support Todd Akin (Original post)	DonViejo	Sep 2012	OP
Of course they're supporting him; they always did.	Shrike47	Sep 2012	#1
We all knew they'd change their tune	CrazyOrangeCat	Sep 2012	#2
That is because they are gonna lose there asses off this election cycle ....	MindMover	Sep 2012	#3
You do realize if you shake an Etch-a-sketch too many times it stops working, right?	TrogL	Sep 2012	#4
And TODAY Todd Akin Suggests Employers Should Be Able To Pay Women Less	Tx4obama	Sep 2012	#5
missed that. Thank you.	ChairmanAgnostic	Sep 2012	#7
This really IS romney's party, isn't it?	ChairmanAgnostic	Sep 2012	#6
The Party of No Principles	DollarBillHines	Sep 2012	#8
This is exactly whey the Republican party is dying off	CanonRay	Sep 2012	#9
The republican Party therefore wants to destroy Medicare	Rosa Luxemburg	Sep 2012	#10
Well, as a practical matter, what choice do they have?	Sherman A1	Sep 2012	#11
McCaskill who isn't loved here will get votes from many here simply because they hate Akin	pstokely	Sep 2012	#12

Response to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2012, 04:12 PM

Shrike47 (426 posts)

1. Of course they're supporting him; they always did.

Besides, no one believes they have any real principles.

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Response to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2012, 04:12 PM

CrazyOrangeCat (6,059 posts)

2. We all knew they'd change their tune

Rinse Pubis, however, doesn't grasp the fact that Akin self-destructs every time he opens his trap. He is an idiot, and no amount of money will make Missouri overlook that.

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Fri Sep 28, 2012, 04:13 PM

MindMover (2,798 posts)

3. That is because they are gonna lose there asses off this election cycle ....

they have to stand up for these tools ....

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Response to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2012, 04:22 PM

TrogL (31,263 posts)

4. You do realize if you shake an Etch-a-sketch too many times it stops working, right?

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Response to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2012, 04:28 PM

Tx4obama (28,741 posts)

5. And TODAY Todd Akin Suggests Employers Should Be Able To Pay Women Less

DU OP here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021432163

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Response to Tx4obama (Reply #5)

Fri Sep 28, 2012, 04:30 PM

ChairmanAgnostic (23,980 posts)

7. missed that. Thank you.

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Response to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2012, 04:29 PM

ChairmanAgnostic (23,980 posts)

6. This really IS romney's party, isn't it?

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Response to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2012, 04:44 PM

DollarBillHines (1,922 posts)

8. The Party of No Principles

Spineless crack whores, every single one of them.

I hope the true crack whores don't hold this against me.

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Fri Sep 28, 2012, 05:05 PM

CanonRay (4,680 posts)

9. This is exactly whey the Republican party is dying off

if a Democratic candidate said something this idiotic, the party, and all of us, would condemn and abandon that candidate. The Republicans, however, don't care how stupid their people are, as long as there is an "R" after their name.

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Response to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2012, 09:03 PM

Rosa Luxemburg (21,955 posts)

10. The republican Party therefore wants to destroy Medicare

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Response to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Sep 29, 2012, 03:58 AM

Sherman A1 (11,528 posts)

11. Well, as a practical matter, what choice do they have?

he is the candidate on their ticket in a state they want to win, if they want control of the Senate. I read where their Senate Committee will not be sending any money, but I doubt if that makes much difference. Senator Blunt said he would support him, former Senator Bond said the same, former Senator Danforth went the other way and said no.

He will still get a whole lot of votes because the GOP voters want to get rid of McCaskill, not because they particularly like Akin.

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Response to Sherman A1 (Reply #11)

Sat Sep 29, 2012, 05:43 AM

pstokely (7,520 posts)

12. McCaskill who isn't loved here will get votes from many here simply because they hate Akin

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I don't think voters really like either, they'll vote for the candidate that least offends them

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