September 25th, 2012
08:05 PM ET
11 years ago
Akin passes on last chance to drop out, Republicans write off Senate seat
Washington (CNN) - Instead giving in to fellow Republicans desperate for him to drop out of the Missouri Senate race, a defiant Todd Akin gathered conservative supporters and launched a campaign bus tour.
"I have one purpose going into November and that's replacing [Democratic Senator] Claire McCaskill," the congressman said to an applauding crowd in St. Louis on Tuesday, the last day state law permitted him to remove his name from the ballot.
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And what a better specimen of absurdity to stand side by side with , " Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich an American politician, author, and political consultant or Lobbyist ?
They both need to wear colonial era wigs to bring out that tea party patriotic period look.
When I want to appeal for the votes of social conservatives, I'll be sure to stand on stage with a confessed serial adulterer. They eat that up.
Akin, finding out Romney dodged the draft while PROTESTING to send the sons and daughters of the 47%ers to die on foreign soil, was found to be hiding in Paris France on 6 consecutive deferments. Now how's that for Faux Patriotism. Akin, you have every right to tell ROMNEY to drop out.
Hoola hoola, GOP disappearing act.