Religion and Politics

Akin Vows to Fight on in Missouri Senate Race

Dan Friedman writes for The Atlantic about Representative Todd Akin’s decision to remain in the Missouri Senate race, despite the uproar that his comments regarding “legitimate rape” have caused. While Democrats pour money into Senator McCaskill’s campaign, the National Republican Senatorial Committee refuses to spend money on Akin. “The candidate’s main problem now is that he cannot raise enough money, but his refusal to rack up debt worsens that disadvantage,” writes Friedman. 

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