Hopefully, this embarassment will flee from public life altogether. The only way to embarass yourself, your family and your countrymen and achieve high political success is to join the Democratic Party. For an example, see Joe Biden. Adios, Akin - you dimwit.

Akin should have done the honorable thing and dropped out of the race. His staying in gave the majority to Clair. I hope Akin rots in H E double hocky sticks.

Akin is an engineer. That explains why he didn't drop out and let someone else represent the Republican party. My experience has been that engineers think they are the smartest person in the room.

What did he think was going to happen? He showed terrible judgment with his poorly chosen words, and insisted on confirming it by refusing to step aside.

Here's a Bible verse that arrogant idiot can meditate on while waiting in line for his unemployment check: "Pride goeth before a fall."

Akin is the skunk - and he and Huckabee really stink!

There is no excusing what Akin said. The fact that he didn't immediately drop out and the fact that Huckabee supported him are truly disgraceful!

The GOP will simply fade away and die if they keep promoting men like Akin and Mourdock.

A real skunking would mean he got no votes. This guy can't express himself out of a wet paper bag. No wonder he put his foot in his mouth earlier. He's an imbecile.

What did he expect, a landslide victory? he got his rear end whipped but good over his idiotic remarks about abortion. His massive ego would not let him step aside knowing he had no chance after the fiasco. If he would have stepped aside and let another candidate take his place, it might have been different. In MHO Claire would have won no matter who the Republicans put up against her. Akin just made her win a cake walk. Now it's time to get over it and get a life.

I agree with the last paragraph by #8. They are both boneheads, why should they even have answered such gotcha questions, as the US Senate has nothing to do with defining rape or abortion.

Akin is proof-positive that politicians are dumber than dirt.

The Republican Party pushed this honorable man as far away as possible.
Chris Christie embraced and lauded BHO.

And somehow it's AKIN'S fault?

No, it is the tendency for R's to run away and the Left to fight and defend.

Akin won the primary against two others. He got around 36% of the vote.

He then said the goofy "legitimate rape" comment.

Akin then said he would not step down from running as he was elected in the primary.

In reality...true. But realistically.. over 60% of Republicans wanted someone else.

So he listened to God who talks to his wife Lulubelle...and he stayed in.

And now we in Missouri have McCaskill as our United States Senator for six more years.

Thanks Todd.

Nice job Akin. You cost us a valuable seat in the Senate, not so much by your inarticulate remarks, but rather by your absolute refusal to step down. What an ego. What delusions of grandeur. Who was advising you?

Well, awww shucks. This dipshot spins some good ol' boy colloquialism instead of tossing himself off a cliff. No shame, huh Akin? "I guess I'll jus' go gets me a ladle o' buttermilk and reconfiger what I shoulda done."

He didn't use "poorly chosen words". He said what he believed. I wouldn't want anyone dumb enough to believe that a woman's body "shuts down" during a "legitimate" rape so she can't get pregnant to make any decision or vote in the Senate for anything that would affect me or any of us. His level of stupidity is mindboggling.

Hey, Todd, in the words of Forest Gump:

Stupid is as stupid does

Should have dropped out. Whatever Dirty Claire does in her next term is Akin's responsibility as much as hers. He had a chance to do the right thing and he didn't do it. Shame on him.

"Missouri, this is the best you got?!!!"

Missouri Rats crossed over in the primary and gave the most beatable Republican in the field the nomination. Even without his idiotic comments, Akin was a loser.

When he didn't step down later, he poisoned the whole GOP well. Attack ads in MO painted McCaskill as a moderate and used Romney's own words to destroy Akin. Akin was hugely outspent and his effective ads were few and far between.

What an ugly, ugly, ugly saga.

#2 said it for me. This was quite foreseeable, and he should have thought twice when the dems gave him money for the primary.

I will always be suspicious of Akin and Mourdock's "gaffes" having been scripted and paid for.

Whatever.

Now get out.

John Brunner would have walked all over McCaskill. He should have won the primary, but the Democrats bought and paid for Akin.

Mourdock and Akin are both embarrassments to the party. They didn't cost Romney the election but they didn't help, and they lost two easily winnable seats by their stupidity. Shame on them, and I hope never to hear from them again.

So I suppose all you are going to hammer the rest of the Republicans who lost as well? Maybe Romney should have stepped aside for a better candidate huh?

Akin got what we all got - beaten by a people who've become ignorant and lazy - willing to be mothered by an all-powerful government. America wants socialism because we've let the socialists run our corporations, our schools, our media and yes, sometimes even our churches. I'm a Missourian and I don't know any Republicans who said they'd not vote for Akin. Lack of Republican and Republican Party support beat Akin. I no longer support the 'country club' Republican party - the go-along to get-along group that just wants to be in the 'club' so they can occasionally get a seat at the table. That's just not good enough.

Looks like the circular firing squad is out in full force. Or is it the two minute hate? Not sure.

Sports fans, the problem is in the electorate. We Missourians got the prez vote right, but not the Senate vote.

If it makes you feel good to vilify Akin, go ahead. He**, why don't you get a lynch mob together? I only live about 10 miles from his HQ, so I can drive you there. But what good has it been to us to insist on purity in thought and deed?

A primary runoff could have prevented this. Akin got 36% in a three way race. With a runoff, he would have then gotten 36% in a two-way race.

I totally agree, #17. Akin's words were beyond "poorly chosen". They were offensive and wrong. He was a fool to think that he ever had a snowball's chance after that gaffe.

That he was not made an "offer he can't refuse" to drop out exposes the lack of GOP party discipline.

As to engineers thinking they're the smartest people in the room, we don't. We know you are, #3. /s

No! the people responsible for the misery Macaskill will inflict on them is the VOTERS! and them alone. Same throughout this land.

He should have dropped out after he made that ridiculous rape remark. Why play into the Democrats' "War on Women" BS?

McCaskill's offenses throughout her Senate term far outweigh Akin's inexplicable gaff.

For those who found Akin soooo offensive, you got yourself McCaskill. He's an idiot; she was. Akin lost, so quit whining, your celebratory beer is getting warm.

The fact that he's even talking about rape shows what an idiot he is. The middle east is in flames, Iran's getting a nuke, we're trillions in debt, the fiscal cliff is coming...and this dope gets sucked into a conversation about rape/abortion. He can't manage to focus back on the issues?

An egomaniac who thinks he's bigger than the cause. What a loser.

Akin, you became one of the top 10 distractions in the race. Your pride cost a crucial Senate seat. You could have dropped out gracefully after the huge unforced error, but didn't. You will be an example of pride leading to catastrophe.

and he was the biggest stinker. if he love america, he would have dropped out of the race. mc caskell was could been beaten and the narrative of the MSM would have stopped dead in its' tracks.
this creep is a selfish, arrogant buffoon. he should be shunned.

Republicans should know that the liberal media is out there just waiting for a Republican candidate to make a dumb comment about abortion or rape, so that it can be reconstructed out of context, and used against the candidate and the party in general. Since the Republicans apparently have not figured that out you can see why they are called the stupid party!

Akin. I do not blame you. You were obviously not ready for primetime. Sleep well, dear lad. dont wet the bed and Best wishes with that abstinence thing.

Todd, go strangle yourself.

#22 You may well be on to something here.

Stranger circumstances can hardly be imagined.

What better way for the low life Dems to win can be arranged than to set up and fund a couple of extreme idiots for your opposition? Chicago political thugs must be chortling over these two "campaigns".

"Some doctors have told me that....."

#17, please explain how relating what others said is an expression of HIS beliefs???

This forum(mostly) threw Akin under the bus, and LAUDED the 'conservatism' of Chris Christie.

Who's the arrogant fools NOW??