All Posts Tagged With: "Missouri"

Republicans Give Support to Senate Candidate Todd Akin

September 27th, 2012 - 1 comment - Filed Under - by
Todd Akin has not been written off quite yet by Republicans. The congressman from Missouri, who seemed to be banished by the establishment in the Republican Party due to his remark in August about “legitimate rape”, is being brought back slowly into the fold by a number of prominent conservatives in his attempt to win [...]

Senate Hopeful from Missouri Steps Back from Remarks

August 20th, 2012 - 0 comments - Filed Under - by
Todd Akin, the Republican attempting to unseat Senator Claire McCaskill in a U.S. Senate race in Missouri, said he misspoke earlier in a television interview. He had said in the interview that pregnancies in “legitimate rape” cases are rare and women have the biological ability to prevent such pregnancies. Akin recently was the victor in [...]

GOP Primary Drama in Missouri

August 7th, 2012 - 1 comment - Filed Under - by
Many people across the nation are following a close Senate primary race in the state of Missouri. Today, voters head to the polls to determine the GOP nominee for the senate. The choice voters make could have a huge impact on Claire McCaskill, the incumbent Democrat’s prospects for re-election and the overall balance of the [...]