Akin: McCaskill Was 'More Ladylike' in 2006
Since Missouri GOP Senate nominee Todd Akin's comments about "legitimate rape" rarely causing pregnancy, he has attempted to do damage control with women voters.www.theatlantic.com
GOP Reassess Akin After 'Legitimate Rape' Comments
Republicans hoping to win control of the Senate have a dilemma after Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin's comments about, quote, "legitimate rape." Most GOP groups quickly distanced themselves and vowed not to contribute to his race. But NPR's Brian ...www.wbur.org
Todd Akin's 'ladylike' comment typifies the GOP's problem with women
Todd Akin has issues with women. And so does his Republican party. Akin, of "legitimate rape" fame, is now complaining that his Democratic opponent, Claire McCaskill, had the nerve to actually campaign against him.www.guardian.co.uk
Rep. Todd Akin Has Apologized? For Getting Caught Saying What He Believes?
Todd Akin apologized" and thus everyone should move on and not consider his remark in voting. That is politics and a clever way to try to bury a problem; but that (an apology) is not the issue.www.huffingtonpost.com
Todd Akin's Pollster Compares Him To Cult Leader David Koresh
Referring to the Republican Party's attempts to "smoke" Senate candidate Todd Akin (R-Mo.) out of the race following his "legitimate rape" remarks, Republican pollster Kellyanne Conway compared Akin, her longtime client, to notorious cult leader David ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Unfazed by deadline, Akin vows to fight on in Missouri Senate race
"I am shocked there are women who would stand against their own interests by supporting Todd Akin," said Courtney Cole, sporting a "rape is rape" badge and holding a sign saying "women's rights are human rights." "I hope this wakes women up," she said.articles.chicagotribune.com
Todd Akin Recalls Jail Time For Anti-Abortion Protest
Long before he made his notorious "legitimate rape" comments about women who seek abortions, Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin (R) said he spent time in jail for participating in an anti-abortion demonstration. Right Wing Watch published a video on ...www.huffingtonpost.com
McCaskill hits Todd Akin with new ad, raises 'legitimate rape' remark
Claire McCaskill is airing a new ad highlighting Rep. Todd Akin's much-criticized remark about rape, moving quickly to capitalize on her Republican challenger's comment as it became clear Tuesday that he wasn't dropping out of the Senate race.www.csmonitor.com
McCaskill Hits Akin for 'Legitimate Rape' Comments in New Ad
When Republicans started calling for Todd Akin to bow out of the United States Senate race in Missouri last month, Senator Claire McCaskill, his Democratic opponent, tried to avoid talking about his "legitimate rape" controversy on the campaign trail ...thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com
GOP Boards Todd Akin's Bandwagon
After calling on Akin to withdraw from his Senate race against Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill in Missouri, in the wake of his now-infamous "legitimate rape" comment, the National Republican Senatorial Committee now supports his candidacy and has ...abcnews.go.com
Akin still has shot in Senate race
Senior Republicans and leading pundits quickly declared Todd Akin's "legitimate rape" comments a mortal blow to his Senate candidacy, writing off the conservative congressman's campaign in one of the country's most important races.www.politico.com
Claire McCaskill criticizes Todd Akin's 'legitimate rape' remark in new TV ad
Delicious. With Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) staying on the ballot in the Missouri Senate race, Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) has released a pair of new TV ads, including a spot that references Akin's August comment that "legitimate rape" rarely causes ...www.washingtonpost.com
Akin turns sacrificial lamb for GOP on abortion
Todd Akin. He may cost them the Senate seat they thought they could have gained in Missouri. But he may also allow them to gain something even more valuable: a chance to seem almost reasonable on abortion, just in time for the general election ...www.delawareonline.com
Is Todd Akin's 'ladylike' comment demeaning to women?
No - his comment about "legitimate rape" was ungentlemanly. It is not demeaning ... Todd Akin has again caused controversy by saying that his Democratic opponent in the Missouri Senate race, Claire McCaskill, was more 'ladylike' in the 2006 election ...www.guardian.co.uk
Todd Akin: the 195th Trimester
It seems as if enough time has passed that it is nearly Officially O.K. for Republican powers that be to back Todd "Legitimate Rape" Akin. Rape scandal half-lives are shorter and shorter every year, it seems! Senator Jim DeMint, Starbucks patron Rick ...www.vanityfair.com
Once written off, Rep. Akin re-emerging from rape remark in Missouri Senate race
Todd Akin has been slowly rebuilding his Senate campaign after apologizing for inflammatory remarks about pregnancy and rape. Now Akin is approaching a critical week that could determine whether his re-emerging campaign can gain enough momentum ...www.washingtonpost.com
McCaskill hits Akin with ad mentioning rape remark
Todd Akin's much-criticized remark about rape, moving quickly to capitalize on her Republican challenger's comment as it became clear Tuesday that he wasn't dropping out of the Senate race.www.sfgate.com
McCaskill hits Akin on rape comments in ad
CNN Political Unit. (CNN) - Sen. Claire McCaskill is using her rival Todd Akin's comments on "legitimate rape" in a new television ad, part of a statewide buy in Missouri for the incumbent Democrat. The ad frames Akin as out of touch with Missouri ...politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com
Todd Akin gets financial pledge from Jim DeMint's PAC
Akin's earlier comments on "legitimate rape" had thrown the campaign into turmoil as top GOP leaders here and in Washington-- including Mitt Romney -- called on him to step down.www.latimes.com
Todd Akin not quitting Mo. Senate race
But then her GOP challenger, Todd Akin, was denounced by his own party for things he had said about rape. Tuesday was the deadline for Akin to drop out and clear the way for another Republican candidate, and he didn't.www.cbsnews.com
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