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A Reminder: Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock Aren't Outliers in Today's GOP

Remember back in December when Dick Armey blamed the GOP's 2012 losses on a few candidates saying "stupid things"? ARMEY: We had a least two candidates that should've won, that frankly lost because they said some stupid things on a subject that their party's leaders should've schooled them to stay away from in the first place. Uh-huh. Show More Summary

Pretending that whole unpleasant Richard Mourdock thing never happened

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, try as he might, just can't get crazy enough for the teabaggers. Heh. Kibbe says FreedomWorks is also looking to make gains for Tea Party candidates in Arkansas and Alaska come 2014 and says he’s not...Show More Summary

Why Not Prosecute Mike Rice?

Eric Mourdock's wrongful termination suit against Rutgers, filed yesterday, alleges his firing came as a "direct result of Mr. Mourdock's complaints and report of Defendant Rice's unlawful conduct." Mourdock's lawyers aren't the first...Show More Summary

2013 GOP March to Madness Tourney, Theocons Region: Huck vs. Pat and Jindal vs. Mourdock

Full bracket and results Here are the matchups in today's second round action, with the winners moving on to the Insane 16: #2 Mike Huckabee vs. #10 Pat Robertson: Vote here! #3 Bobby Jindal vs. #6 Richard Mourdock: Vote here! You can...Show More Summary

Did Laura Bush Say She’s Glad There’s Room In GOP For Candidates Who Frighten Women?

The 2012 election did produce a lot of Republican candidates who were frightening to women, from Todd "Legitimate Rape" Akin (R-MO), to Richard "God-Intended Rape Babies" Mourdock (R-IN), and even to Rep. Paul "Forcible Rape, Not The Other Kind" Ryan. Show More Summary

Seriously? One More GOP Politician Calls Pregnancy From Rape Rare Because Of ‘Trauma’

Did you think that after the 2012 elections and the defeat of guys like Todd Aiken and Richard Mourdock that we would be done with politicians making ignorant comments about rape and pregnancy? Me too. And apparently, we were oh so wrong. Show More Summary

GOP At It Again: California Assembly Leader Calls Rape Pregnancy Rare, ‘Body Is Traumatized’

Following in the footsteps of Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock, a new Republican leader made controversial rape comments this week, this time coming from Celeste Greig, who is President of the California Republican Assembly. Greig told the Daily Democrat that pregnancies from rape are "rare" since it's an act of violence and the "body is traumatized."

Republicans throw pity party for Richard 'Rape babies are a gift from God' Mourdock

Republicans still very confused about this whole rape thing Despite the resounding rejection of the Men Who Think Rape Is No Big Thang And/Or Awesome TM in the 2012 election, some Republicans are still licking their wounds that voters...Show More Summary

Indiana's Mourdock not done with politics

The Republican's remark about pregnancy from rape cost him a Senate seat.

Mourdock not ruling out another run for office

Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock says he hasn't ruled out another run for political office — something he said he considered after his loss for a U.S. Senate seat.

Mourdock Vows to Keep Being Heard

Former Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock (R) said he "is ready to move past his crushing eleventh-hour defeat from a self-inflicted wound in last year's U.S. Senate race," the Evansville Courier & Press reports.He would not rule out...Show More Summary

Maher To Panel: GOP Didn’t Suddenly Go ‘Off The Rails,’ Always Been Weird Mix Of ‘Jesus Freaks’ And ‘Plutocrats’

Bill Maher tonight looked at the recent attempts to moderate the GOP and draw the party away from strongly conservative candidates like Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock. However, Maher couldn't help but point out that in spite of conventional...Show More Summary

Don't Count Out Steve King?

Writing in from Iowa, TPM Reader BF says don't expect a Senate candidate Steve King would flame out like Todd Akin or Richard Mourdock... Just a few thoughts on Steve King from someone who is now represented by him...

Establishment GOP to Tea Party: That Thing You Keep Doing? Stop That.

I feel like I shouldn’t laugh, because this remains a good idea, despite being extremely belated; but a New York Times report has found that following Sharon Angle, Christine O’Donnell, Richard Mourdock, and Todd Akin, some GOP heavies (including Karl Rove) are assembling a super PAC with one simple goal: to save the Republican Party from itself. Show More Summary

Karl Rove's New Super-PAC: Republicans Attacking Republicans!

No more Todd Akins. No more Richard Mourdocks. No more Republican primaries that produce divisive, gaffe-spewing GOP candidates. That's the aim of a new super-PAC, the Conservative Victory Fund, spearheaded by Karl Rove and his big-money juggernaut, American Crossroads. Show More Summary

The 10 dumbest things Republicans have said this year

If the 2012 elections proved anything, its that words matter. Unfortunate comments about rape by Rep. Todd Akin (R) in Missouri and Treasurer Richard Mourdock (R) in Indiana likely cost the Republican party two Senate seats they otherwise would have won. Show More Summary

Andrew Ian Dodge: As a Former Tea Party Patriot, Here's What I Think Is Wrong With the GOP

What is it with the repeated attempts by "conservative" candidates and politicians to make all of the right look stupid and ignorant, whether it is Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock's vile statements on rape and pregnancy or the latest misuse of the word "Holocaust"?

‘Stop Being The Stupid Party’

Former Mississippi governor and RNC Chairman Haley Barbour wagged a finger at his party, saying “stupid” and “offensive comments hurt them. He was referencing [to] former GOP Senate hopefuls Richard Mourdock and Todd Akin, who both saw their campaigns go down in flames after making controversial comments related to rape. Barbour’s tough comments echoed those [...]

Rep. Phil Gingrey: Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock are right about rape

Another GOP insider discovers today's Republican Party sucks

Georgette Mosbacher can't figure out where her party went wrong. (Photo: Mitt Romney and Indiana Republican Senatorial nominee Richard Mourdock) Republican fundraiser Georgette Mosbacher is furious with her own party: Best not to ask GOP fundraising legend Georgette Mosbacher about the state of her beloved party unless you want an earful. Show More Summary