Friday, November 16, 2012
The paper's political columnists, known as "The Fix," stated the Wildwood Congressman had "the most colossally bad major campaign of the 2012 general election."
Washington Post political writers are wrapping a bow on the just completed 2012 election cycle by taking a look at the best and worst from the campaign's advertising, and they are pulling no punches in their assessment of what was the worst. Direct from the Mouth According to Aaron Blake, Chris Cillizza and Sean Sullivan, who together compile the paper's column known as "The Fix", the first ad put out by Todd Akin's U.S. Senate campaign after the firestorm over his comments about "legitimate rape" in an August FOX2 interview claimed the top spot. "The ad seems to try and dismiss Akin’s words as a slip of the tongue rather than a fringe theory about women, and the moment, in our minds, deserved significantly more contrition. We’re not sure …
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Members of Advocates of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region are scheduled to deliver a firm and "legitimate message" to Todd Akin’s Congressional Office in Ballwin at mid-day Wednesday.
Members of Advocates of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region want Rep. Todd Akin, R-Wildwood, to know they do not plan to vote for him in the upcoming Senate election, due to what they believe to be a medically and factually erroneous statement he made during a television interview on Aug. 19 about pregnancy not resulting from rape. Akin alleged that women’s bodies somehow naturally prevent pregnancy in cases of “legitimate rape.” Planned Parenthood representatives called Akin's remarks "ignorant, appalling and insensitive." See related article: Planned Parenthood: "Akin Made Medically, Factually Inaccurate Statement About Pregnancies and Rape" Stating that their "anger is legitimate and so are our votes,” Planned Parenthood …
Friday, August 24, 2012
VIDEOS: The embattled congressman from Wildwood told media he's continuing his candidacy. In a well-attended media conference Friday afternoon, Todd Akin said voters should have the choice between the two candidates they were expecting.
U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate from Wildwood, faced the media today to declare loud and clear he's in the race to stay, five days after controversial remarks about "legitimate rape" threatened to derail his candidacy. "Apparently there are some people who are having trouble understanding our message and I want to be clear on that today," Akin said. "We're going to be here through the November election and we're going to be here to win." Akin alluded to Republican party "negotiations" that didn't include him. "We need to be looking at our own hearts and not the politics. There's not enough attention to principles," said Akin at his Chesterfield campaign headquarters. "It's an election, not a selection," he …
Wagner responds to Senate candidate Todd Akin's controversial statements regarding rape and pregnancy earlier this week.
In the days after U.S. Rep. Todd Akin's comments about "legitimate rape" and its effects on pregnancy caused controversy nationwide, politicians on both sides of the aisle have called for Akin to remove himself from the race for a Senate seat. From Missouri Republican leaders to presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, several discussions regarding Akin's withdrawal continue past the bow-out deadline earlier this week. But one notable Republican had remained silent on the issue. Patch reported in an earlier article about the lack of response from Ballwin's Ann Wagner, the balloted Republican for the 2nd congressional district in Missouri -- Akin's current working position. Wagner's campaign released a statement Thursday, after some reports that …
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
The GOP's nominee vowed to stay in the race, despite pressure up and down the Republican ticket.
Update 3:19 p.m. The Associated Press reports presumptive Republican Party Presidential nominee Mitt Romney has called on Todd Akin to exit the race to be Missouri's next U.S. Senator. Original Story U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, under pressure from Republican party leaders to quit Missouri's U.S. Senate race over the firestorm created by his comments about "legitimate rape," again announced his intent Tuesday to remain as the GOP nominee. Akin, speaking on Mike Huckabee's national radio program for the second time in two days, told the former Arkansas governor he's staying in the race and said he felt betrayed by fellow Republicans who called for his exit. “I misspoke one word in one sentence one time,” he said, adding that he did nothing morally …
The leading provider, educator and protector for reproductive health care in the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri for 80 years issues a definite response to Todd Akin's Sunday comments about "legitimate" rape.
On Sunday, U.S. Rep. Todd Akin made a medically and factually inaccurate statement during a television interview about pregnancy resulting from rape, said Planned Parenthood of St. Louis and Southwest Missouri representatives. Akin alleged that women’s bodies somehow naturally prevent pregnancy in cases of “legitimate rape.” "While Representative Akin’s latest false statement is shocking and offensive, it is not surprising to those of us in Missouri who know him best. Representative Akin has spent his entire political career supporting extreme positions that are dangerous to women’s health," the 2:06 p.m. public statement declared. The statement listed the following examples: Most alarmingy, according to Planned Parenthood, is Akin’s …
A round-up of reaction stories and news updates since this story exploded on Sunday.
U.S. Rep. Todd Akin's comments on Sunday to FOX2's Charles Jaco suggesting that victims of "legitimate rape" have a built-in defense against pregancy have dominated the national political conversation in the past day and a half. Patch readers have chimed in with a robust discussion over Akin's remarks on the first item we posted about the controversy — and discussion that's still running, so it's not too late to join in. Here's a round-up of coverage from Patch editors — and Patch readers who have chimed in with blog posts in our Local Voices section. Should Akin Stay In The Senate Race? Poll Shows Division Among Missouri Republicans While Republicans nationally question if Rep. Todd Akin's U.S. Senate campaign can survive, an …
Monday, August 20, 2012
U.S. Rep. Todd Akin's Sunday comments about "legitimate rape" prompt questions about definitions of rape—such as forcible/assault rape versus date rape and statutory rape—as well as whether females can get pregnant in all incidences of rape.
Is it possible for a female body to react differently to forcible sexual assaults versus date rape? Are there different "kinds" of rape? Isn't "rape" rape? U.S. Rep. Todd Akin said he misspoke about the topic in a St. Louis-based TV interview on Sunday when asked if he would support abortion in cases of rape, yet strong reactions to his interview remarks continue rumbling on Monday. Akin's comments on Sunday suggesting "legitimate rape" would not cause a woman to get pregant raced like wildfire, even causing Nate Silver, the New York Times election forecaster, to change his mind about the momentum of the related U.S. Senate race. Akin, a Wildwood Republican, is running for the Senate against incumbent Claire McCaskill. In an interview with…
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