Todd Akin Missouri Senate Run: Candidate Rebuilding After Rape Remark
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- 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 Akin is approaching a ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Todd Akin May Get Financial Help In 2012 Missouri Senate Race From Sen. Jim ...
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) will consider throwing his political and financial support behind Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.), if the controversial Senate hopeful stays in the race, The Hill reports. Such a move would break from the National Republican Senate ...www.huffingtonpost.com
The ten most competitive Senate races of 2012
Despite all of the computer calculations that looked so good for the Republicans, the GOP ended up saddled with some defective candidates (Todd Akin in Missouri against vulnerable Democratic freshman Claire McCaskill, Tea Party champion Richard ...blog.sfgate.com
Todd Akin Campaign Comes To Mitt Romney's Defense
Romney abandoned Akin last month while the congressman, who is running for Senate in Missouri, was facing heavy criticism for saying that victims of "legitimate rape" cannot get pregnant.www.huffingtonpost.com
She The People
Todd Akin, left, speaks as Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill stands by during the first debate in the Missouri Senate race Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, in Columbia, Mo. (Jeff Roberson - AP) opposes this practice and has had no such earmarks." But is the ...www.washingtonpost.com
Todd Akin: Senate Campaign Going 'Incredibly Well,' There's No Way I'm Getting ...
After bypassing a deadline to exit the race without a court order -- despite encouragement and loud objections from a number of high-profile Republicans, including GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney -- Akin now has until Sept. 25 to get a court ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Todd Akin, Claire McCaskill go head-to-head in US Senate race
COLUMBIA • After months of jabs between Missouri's two U.S. Senate candidates, Democrat Sen. Claire McCaskill and Republican Congressman Todd Akin faced each other during an at-times heated, hour-long debate today. The candidates discussed ...www.stltoday.com
Akin seeks to move past "legitimate rape" controversy
(CBS News) Going up against Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill in the first debate of Missouri's hotly-contested Senate race, Republican candidate Todd Akin on Friday sought to move past his comments on "legitimate rape" that have significantly hurt his ...www.cbsnews.com
STATE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Missouri Compromise, revisited
Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., leads the Senate Conservatives Fund, which has raised millions of dollars for conservative Senate candidates. DeMint told The Hill that it could make sense for the party to back Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., if Akin decides to stay in ...www.onlinesentinel.com
As he searches for campaign cash, Akin says he now supports earmark ban
Republican Senate hopeful Todd Akin, in a move to snag financial support from key players in Washington, appears to have reversed his position on earmarks.blogs.news-leader.com
Akin, McCaskill meet in debate for first time
Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill, right, walks off the stage with challengers Republican Todd Akin, left, and Libertarian Jonathan Dine following their debate in the Missouri Senate race Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) ...www.statesman.com
Rape gaffe starts off first debate in heated Mo. Senate race
Todd Akin's comments about rape are evidence of his extremism on several issues, Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill said Friday at the first debate between the Missouri Senate candidates. Akin painted his opponent as a big-spender who votes 90 percent of ...www.washingtonpost.com
Akin and McCaskill offer contrasting visions in US Senate debate
COLUMBIA -- Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill was the aggressor Friday in her first debate with Republican Todd Akin, accusing him repeatedly of standing on the edge of American politics.www.kansascity.com
Todd Akin, Claire McCaskill meet in debate for first time
Claire McCaskill and Republican congressman Todd Akin are squaring off in their first Senate race debate, and it didn't take long for Akin's comments on rape and abortion to divide the candidates.www.politico.com
Claire McCaskill Remains Content For Todd Akin To Stay In Senate Race
Todd Akin's staunchest defender may turn out to be his chief political rival. As the nation's top Republicans urged Akin this week to abandon his Senate race, one of the few politicians content to see him stay was the Democratic incumbent he's trying ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Claire McCaskill calls Todd Akin's views 'extreme' at first debate
Todd Akin (R) squared off against Sen. Claire McCaskill (D) at their first debate Friday morning. The Democrat cast the Republican as "extreme" while Akin sought to draw attention to the senator's voting record. (The Associated Press). Akin, who stoked ...www.washingtonpost.com
Dana Loesch, Todd Akin's Worst Best Friend
With the final deadline for Todd Akin to attempt to have his name removed from the Missouri Senate ballot fast approaching, it will be interesting to see which of the Republicans who disowned him after last month's disastrous "legitimate rape" comments ...www.slate.com
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NEW: Mo.'s Akin rebuilding Senate bid after rape remark. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Republican congressman Todd Akin has been slowly rebuilding his Senate campaign in Missouri after apologizing for inflammatory remarks about pregnancy and rape.www.necn.com
Todd Akin Appeals To Women In New Video
Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin (R) and his wife, Lulli. After posting and then removing a web video on Tuesday that featured a woman whose face was obscured, the campaign of embattled Senate candidate Todd Akin (R-Mo.) released a new video on ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Sparks fly at first U.S. Senate debate in Columbia
Todd Akin during the first debate in the Missouri Senate race Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) / AP.www.news-leader.com
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