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Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) continues to defy pleas from his fellow Republicans to drop out of his Senate race following the uproar over his comment that "legitimate rape" doesn't cause pregnancy. And at least one flash poll shows he still has a fighting chance to beat embattled Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.). Still, many GOP donors have dumped him and he'll have to raise money, fast, to stay competitive.
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As the deadline for Rep. Todd Akin to drop out of the race for US Senate in Missouri draws near, a new survey from Public Policy Polling might give the man who made "legitimate rape" a household name something to think about. Accord... Read Post

A short while after Rep. Todd Akin's comments today caused a giant uproar, his opponent for the Senate seat in Missouri, Sen. Claire McCaskill, said she was "stunned" by the comments on her Twitter feed. As a woman & former prosecut... Read Post

On Sunday night, as Rep. Todd Akin's "legitimate rape" comment caused a national uproar, Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz previewed how Democrats will use the remark to tie Akin to Republican presidential... Read Post