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Should Romney Ask Todd Akin To Quit His Senate Bid In Missouri?

Should Romney ask Todd Akin to quit his senate bid in Missouri?

  • Yes

    Votes: 8 38.1%

  • No

    Votes: 13 61.9%
  • Total voters
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Mitt Romney said "Congressman’s Akin comments on rape are insulting, inexcusable, and, frankly, wrong.” Yeah, we get that. But shouldn't Romney show his leadership by asking Rep. Todd Akin to quit his Senate bid?

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pbrauer said:
Mitt Romney said "Congressman’s Akin comments on rape are insulting, inexcusable, and, frankly, wrong.” Yeah, we get that. But shouldn't Romney show his leadership by asking Rep. Todd Akin to quit his Senate bid?

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Yes, but I think he may have.
 
It's not Romney's responsibility to demand that candidates withdraw from their respective races. That is for the constituents to decide, not another candidate.

I'll take it a step further and say Obama has no justification for making demands for candidates to withdraw or sitting reps to step down as president, either.
 
No. Its not up to Romney. However, I guarantee that this guy will quit. He will hang on for a few days, saying that he isn't going to quit, however, the fervor will remain and you better God Guarantee that Romney and the GOP will be pressuring him from behind the scenes to back out.
 
disneydude said:
No. Its not up to Romney. However, I guarantee that this guy will quit. He will hang on for a few days, saying that he isn't going to quit, however, the fervor will remain and you better God Guarantee that Romney and the GOP will be pressuring him from behind the scenes to back out.
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I think I read somewhere that he has to quit by tomorrow if he's going to.
 
pbrauer said:
Mitt Romney said "Congressman’s Akin comments on rape are insulting, inexcusable, and, frankly, wrong.” Yeah, we get that. But shouldn't Romney show his leadership by asking Rep. Todd Akin to quit his Senate bid?

Yes
No
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Realistically it is not Romney's job to ask him to step down.

Tactically it would be stupid. If he did, then Akin's supporters are mad at Romney. If he did not step down, Romney looks weak.

Morally, it is not Romney's place to tell other candidates what to do.

From any angle, I can't see where Romney should ask Akin to quit.
 
I don't think so. He can if he wants to, but he's under no obligation to call for candidates to withdraw from their races. Obama shouldn't have to call for his own party members to withdraw or resign in the wake of scandals either. It's really for the constituents to voice their opinions.
 
disneydude said:
No. Its not up to Romney. However, I guarantee that this guy will quit. He will hang on for a few days, saying that he isn't going to quit, however, the fervor will remain and you better God Guarantee that Romney and the GOP will be pressuring him from behind the scenes to back out.
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Deadline to withdraw in Missouri is the eleventh tuesday before the election, which is tomorrow.
 
Anagram said:
I don't think so. He can if he wants to, but he's under no obligation to call for candidates to withdraw from their races. Obama shouldn't have to call for his own party members to withdraw or resign in the wake of scandals either. It's really for the constituents to voice their opinions.
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He's under no obligation to, and it's not his call in the end. However, from a PR standpoint, the best move for Romney is to ask him to step down.
 
Redress said:
Realistically it is not Romney's job to ask him to step down.

Tactically it would be stupid. If he did, then Akin's supporters are mad at Romney. If he did not step down, Romney looks weak.

Morally, it is not Romney's place to tell other candidates what to do.

From any angle, I can't see where Romney should ask Akin to quit.
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I don't disagree, but he could lose the race because of his comments.
 
Anagram said:
Deadline to withdraw in Missouri is the eleventh tuesday before the election, which is tomorrow.
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Then I suspect that he will drop out tomorrow. There is zero chance that he stays in the race. Remember Larry Craig wasn't going to quit either...the reality is, the GOP will pressure him like no tomorrow to drop out, they know that if he stays in that they have no hope whatsoever of taking control of the Senate...and Romney, while not openly, will absolutely pressure him to drop out. The last thing the GOP wants in a close election year, is a Wacko like this guy drawing more attention to problems that the GOP already has with women and many moderates.
 
The terrifying thing is that people might still vote for him if he stayed.
 
Paschendale said:
The terrifying thing is that people might still vote for him if he stayed.
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I suspect that there are a LOT of Republicans that would still vote for him....many who probably secretly agree with his stances on abortion being outlawed in all cases including rape.
 
disneydude said:
Then I suspect that he will drop out tomorrow. There is zero chance that he stays in the race. Remember Larry Craig wasn't going to quit either...the reality is, the GOP will pressure him like no tomorrow to drop out, they know that if he stays in that they have no hope whatsoever of taking control of the Senate...and Romney, while not openly, will absolutely pressure him to drop out. The last thing the GOP wants in a close election year, is a Wacko like this guy drawing more attention to problems that the GOP already has with women and many moderates.
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I agree he'll probably drop out. Scott Brown, Mitch McConnell, and John Cornyn have already pretty much called for him to step down. And the National Republican Senatorial Committee, American Crossroads, and Crossroads GPS have pulled out of Missouri. I really don't think there's anyway he can continue.

I suspected something like this might happen though. Akin, who is my congressman, has been saying things like this for years. No wonder McCaskill was not so secretly supporting him in the primary.
 
Paschendale said:
The terrifying thing is that people might still vote for him if he stayed.
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Not only might they, I think it's highly likely he will win. This is Missouri, after all, which if it isn't the bible belt/deep south, it's the closest thing to it.
 
Wiggen said:
Not only might they, I think it's highly likely he will win. This is Missouri, after all, which if it isn't the bible belt/deep south, it's the closest thing to it.
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I don't know. I only have anecdotal evidence, but I've talked to a few people here who are party line Republican voters who are planning to just skip the Senate race this year if Akin doesn't withdraw.
 
No. A presidential candidate has no right, and no business, asking someone else not to run for political office, regardless of what that person's views are.
 
Anagram said:
I don't know. I only have anecdotal evidence, but I've talked to a few people here who are party line Republican voters who are planning to just skip the Senate race this year if Akin doesn't withdraw.
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I hope like hell you are right.
 
i vote no. the candidate made the comments. let him run on them. to demand that he drop out removes the responsibility from the voters.
 
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