Akin's Fate: What Will Rush Say?
The earth is crumbling away from Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin's feet, yet as of this writing he vows to hold on despite having revealed to the world his unfitness for the job.
The death blow may come at 12:06 p.m. EDT today when Rush Limbaugh returns to the airwaves after a week away. Sean Hannity, National Review, and other influential voices on the right have urged Akin to step aside, but in this matter Rush's voice will be the loudest.
In any question of conservative politics Rush's opinions are undeniably consequential, but given his Missouri roots they'll be doubly so in this one. Whatever slight chance Akin may have of prevailing through this will either be reinforced or squashed like an insect before 12:30 today.
I'm betting on squashed.
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Nov '11
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As I mentioned another post I hope he brings up the fact that overall the Dems and Leftists are the Rape Party: the Kosinski affair, gross tittering about young boys being seduced by their teachers, and most of all- Clinton. There is more. At least, once again, our side condemns even our own however once again we allow the Left to control the conversation. (usually I would never call them that, at least online, but they brought it up).
Edited on August 21, 2012 at 4:07pmJun '10
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This is a job for the people who run the RNC. It's not Limbaugh's prerogative to decide who stays and who goes. Rush could better serve the cause by recommending the RNC replace Akin with a strong Tea Party candidate after the RNC renders a decision.
May '10
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But, Paules (hi, I'm back), isn't it Rush's job to give his opinion? Isn't that all Jack means here? Rush's opinion is so colossally important in this case that it may be enough to decide Akin's fate.
May '12
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Rush Limbaugh is a radio personality who a lot of listeners tune in to hear his opinions. He may not get to decide who stays or goes, but that does not bar him from saying what he thinks about Akin staying in the race.
Dec '10
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With Cornyn threatening to withhold the $5mil they had ready for the race, the party decision has been rendered, if not officially. It may not be Rush's prerogative to decide, but then, no on is arguing that he has some legal authority to actually remove Akin from the ballot. He does have a right to weigh in with his opinion, it will be influential, and it may help the RNC get moving. The point is, Rush has such a wide audience that if he comes out strongly (I hope) against Akin, it will indicate to Akin and the RNC how bad the situation is.
Jun '10
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Rush will say, no matter what Akin meant to say, or how sincerely he apologized, he's damaging the overall effort by sticking around and giving Democrats another excuse to change the subject--rape in this case. It was contraception before, and now it will be rape. Rush steps in it sometimes too, but he's not running for anything.
Dec '10
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Welcome Back! you've been missed.
Edited on August 21, 2012 at 4:30pmRe: Akin's Fate: What Will Rush Say?
Does anyone other than Akin (and all wise Democrats) think he should stay and risk losing this seat?
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Yes! Yes! Yes!
Dec '10
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Not that I've seen. Obama already linked Romney/Ryan to Akin, despite R&R immediately condemning the latter's comments. If Akin has any humility, that alone should make him realize how much damage he's done.
Jul '11
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Please somebody report what Limbaugh says today.
Jun '10
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das_motorhead
With Cornyn threatening to withhold the $5mil they had ready for the race, the party decision has been rendered, if not officially.
Exactly. Let's get a new nominee as soon as the decision is made officially. We want this thing buried so it doesn't continue as a distraction.
Jul '10
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However, Mr. Paules, you are forgetting that Rush is documented to be almost always right 99% of the time! I sincerely doubt that the RNC comes even close to 75%.
Jul '12
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Rush's opinion will probably be that Akin should stay in - largely because of the fact that in the past he has come down on the side of Republicans, even ones who've uttered nonsense, in an effort to generally defend conservatives against the double standard that exists. He'll say that the same people who are calling for Akin's head should be more appropriately going after the Vice President for being a dunderhead.
Aug '12
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I don't think Akin will care one way or the other what Rush says.
However there is some chance Rush's opinion would affect Akin's decision so I hope Rush comes out strongly to call for Akin to drop out. Rush knows how politics work and this isn't worth risking the Senate over.
Apr '11
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Probably right. He is fairly predictable and hackish.
Feb '11
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I think it's 50/50 whether Rush supports or defenestrates Akin. If the latter it will definately end it for Akin. If the former, Akin will need a carrot to leave (a nice consulting gig, etc. from a certain Las Vegas mogul might do the trick), he's been getting nothing but sticks to date.
Edited on August 21, 2012 at 5:27pmNov '10
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Rush will mostly stay out of it. Even if he strongly wants Akin out, he won't say it that way, you'll have to be able to read the tea leaves. He'll say "a lot of conservatives" are saying Akin should get out, and "not just" establishment types, but there's no way that Rush will say that Akin should get out.
And Rush shouldn't get himself involved. He knows that if he takes a stand and says Akin should get out, it will be used by the MSM to hurt the conservative cause. Probably he'll just talk about the field day that the MSM is having, ask why it is we are all too happy to shoot ourselves in the foot, and so on.
Aug '10
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Hopefully Rush had a phone conversation with his cousin Stephen Limbaugh last night and is now completely briefed as to the situation "on the ground" here in Missouri.
The state's Republicans are somewhat embarrassed by this, but they are a hardy bunch having been tempered by the loss in 2000 of the seat to a man who had died 3 weeks before the election.
The irony may be in the $1.5 million spent by Claire McCaskill on "backhanded complimentary ads" on Akin's behalf before the primary, which may have helped him win 36% of the vote in a 3way race.
That he bolted out of the gate and made this fatal gaffe too soon may be the only silver lining in the ominous clouds.
And things were going so well. Snatching the gaffemaster hat from Biden is not an easy thing .
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Jun '10
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I think it also makes a difference that Akin was not the conservative's first choice. Losing him is not giving up anything. The replacement will be an improvement.