Senator Claire McCaskill's responses to Todd Akin

[Tx4obama]

Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill (D) said in a statement Sunday that comments made by her Republican opponent Rep. Todd Akin about "legitimate rape" were "beyond comprehension":

"It is beyond comprehension that someone can be so ignorant about the emotional and physical trauma brought on by rape," said McCaskill. "The ideas that Todd Akin has expressed about the serious crime of rape and the impact on its victims are offensive."

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/mccaskill-calls-akins-rape-comments-beyond-comprehension

AND

Senator McCaskill's tweet below

Claire McCaskill
@clairecmc
As a woman & former prosecutor who handled 100s of rape cases,I'm stunned by Rep Akin's comments about victims this AM bit.ly/NahiHz

http://www.mediaite.com/online/gop-senate-nominee-victims-of-legitimate-rape-do-not-get-pregnant/

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/mccaskill-im-stunned-by-akins-comments-about-rape

Related DU OP

Republican Senate Nominee: Victims Of ‘Legitimate Rape’ Don’t Get Pregnant
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014199286

[Arkansas Granny]

1. She should remind everyone of his ignorance every chance she gets.

His remarks were worse than willful ignorance. What he said was hateful ignorance.

[Hawaii Hiker]

3. After Akin's fucking pathetic remarks today, McCaskill should win re-election

she should win the female vote 80-20% after Akin's repulsive remarks....

[Tx4obama]

4. After Michele Bachmann's 'communists in Congress' remarks in 2009 ...

I thought she would lose in 2010 but she didn't.

I just hope that the good people of Missouri will NOT vote for Akin.

[Hawaii Hiker]

10. Bachmann probably survived since she only is in House and comes from

very conservative district, much easier to be partsian kook (and win) in a House race....Bachmann would never win a senate race, not in MN. anyway..

But in MO. senate race, McCaskill has to be the faovrite now...Akin's remarks were among the most vile I've ever heard a senate candiate utter..

[TroyD]

2. McCaskill needs to follow Sen. Bennet's strategy

Here's my suggestion to the McCaskill campaign as to how to win the women's vote by large numbers the way Bennet did:

Liberal third party groups called Buck extremist. Bennet focused on attacking Buck’s views on abortion, which he believed should be banned including those of cases of rape and incest. He was also attacked for wanting to eliminate the 17th Amendment and refusing to prosecute an alleged rapist as Weld County district attorney. Planned Parenthood mounted a mail campaign, targeting women voters with the warning that "Colorado women can’t trust Ken Buck." Bennet won the women vote by 17 points according to exit polls. After the election, Buck conceded to the Denver Post that the main reason why he lost is because of social issues.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_Colorado,_2010

[Dustin DeWinde]

6. good advice but

Mccaskill is a bluedog . And those folks seen to prefer running as republican lite rather than as democrats.

When you give the people a choice between a republican and a republican, they will choose the republican every time

Dems, stand up and be dems

[meow2u3]

5. Akin also thinks marriage should be a license for a man to rape his wife

TPM points out that Akin has a history of controversial positions on abortion. As a Missouri state legislator, Akin questioned an anti-marital rape law over whether it might be misused “in a real messy divorce as a tool and a legal weapon to beat up on the husband,” but eventually voted for it.

[TroyD]

7. DCCC petition calling on Romney & Ryan to denounce Akin

http://dccc.org/pages/denounce-todd-akin

[Tx4obama]

12. Romney Camp: ‘We Disagree’ With Akin'

Here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/125173282

[Cha]

8. Good Senator..get that out there cause

he's already trying to say he "misspoke"..idiot.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/08/19/todd-akin-gop-senate-candidate-legitimate-rape-rarely-causes-pregnancy/

[blur256]

9. Thank you Senator McCaskill

for laying it out like it is. You have gold to work off of for the next few months.

[Firebrand Gary]

11. Kick & Rec nt

[wordpix]

13. Akin "currently serves on the House of Representatives Science and Technology Committee"

http://wonkette.com/

Yes, the uterus can determine legitimate vs. illegitimate rape