Santorum, Blunt Start Rallying Around Todd Akin's Senate Campaign
Missouri's Republican U.S. Senate nominee picks up support from Rick Santorum and a Tea Party favorite in the Senate.
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He says he's in it to win it.
With an official deadline having passed Tuesday night for candidates on the November ballot to petition via a court order for removal, U.S. Rep. Todd Akin's U.S. Senate bid is moving forward.
Akin, the Widwood Republican who had been cast out by party leaders at the national level as well as five current or former Missouri U.S. Senators who called for him to drop out of the race following his controversial remarks about rape and pregnancy last month, has recouped some of that support.
Tuesday night, Politico reported the following statement from U.S. Senator Roy Blunt, one of the five who urged Akin to get out of the race:
"Congressman Akin and I don’t agree on everything, but he and I agree the Senate majority must change. From Governor Romney to the county courthouse, I'll be working for the Republican ticket in Missouri, and that includes Todd Akin."
Wednesday, former Pennsylvania Senator and 2012 Presidential candidate Rick Santorum announced that he, along with South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint were backing Akin's campaign.
Another former Presidential hopeful, Newt Gingrich, was in Kirkwood Monday for an Akin fundraiser, and told Patch that he predicted GOP organizations, including the Romney campaign, would ultimately get behind Akin's candidacy next month rather than help Democrat Claire McCaskill get re-elected.
A message seeking comment from the Romney campaign was left Wednesday morning. The Republican National Committee has repeatedly said it would not support an Akin bid, even if he and McCaskill were tied.
Meanwhile, McCaskill has launched her first campaign television advertisement mentioning the "legitimate rape" comments.
Scott Simon
11:54 am on Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Roy Blunt, newest member of the Flip Flop crowd. First, it's get out now he'll back him. Pathetic.
Mark Chartrand
8:45 am on Thursday, September 27, 2012
You're pathetic. Professional armchair quarterback.
Scott Simon
9:08 am on Friday, September 28, 2012
I am a professional, having covered state politics for 30 years including paid campaign work for two candidates and a county referendum. Thanks for the endorsement.
PaulRevere
12:12 am on Friday, September 28, 2012
Quick Quiz!
Who said "Republicans want to put the Black people Back in Chains"?
Answer!
That was JOE BIDEN--Our Democratic Vice President.
Who ran an AD in a recent Presidential Election saying "If you vote Republican , another Black Church will burn down"?
Answer!
That was our own Missouri Democratic Party.
Who Falsely accused 4 Young Men from Duke University Lacrosse Team of "Rape".
Does any one out there want to define that Rape Claim?
Do you even know about the case?
4 young men lives were destroyed. Families and friends still weep in hope for their boys to recover.
One day , science may have better answers.
Apology, we all got from Akin.
NO APOLOGIES were ever received from our Vice-President's remarks and for the despicable Ads of our own Missouri Democratic party.
MY MESSAGE to Roy Blunt and all Republicans who took the bait of the AKIN "media-mob-lynching".
!!!!!!!!!YOU ARE ALL "WIMPS"!!!!!!!!
Any person who cannot accept AKIN's apology would have to bleed "hypocrite" in not condemning our Vice-President and our Own Missouri Democratic Party's Racist numero Uno comments. Democrats are a disgrace to every African American. I await the day when the community of Black people see the real "Hypocrites" that surround them.
Our modern day "lynchings" come from the "Vigilante Democratic Media Mob"
Roy Blunt and soon many more "wimpy" Republicans will join to defeat McCaskill.
That is what this race is all about.
Welcome back "Wimps"
Sensible? I think so
12:54 pm on Friday, September 28, 2012
Wrong again, Mr. Revere.
Three Duke lacrosse players were accused, not 4.
"Do you even know about the case? "
http://today.duke.edu/showcase/lacrosseincident/