Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Missouri's Republican U.S. Senate nominee picks up support from Rick Santorum and a Tea Party favorite in the Senate.
He says he's in it to win it. With an official deadline having passed Tuesday night for candidates on the November ballot to petition via a court order for removal, U.S. Rep. Todd Akin's U.S. Senate bid is moving forward. Akin, the Widwood Republican who had been cast out by party leaders at the national level as well as five current or former Missouri U.S. Senators who called for him to drop out of the race following his controversial remarks about rape and pregnancy last month, has recouped some of that support. Tuesday night, Politico reported the following statement from U.S. Senator Roy Blunt, one of the five who urged Akin to get out of the race: "Congressman Akin and I don’t agree on everything, but he and I agree the Senate …
Friday, September 14, 2012
Now that the conventions in Tampa and Charlotte are over, Patch takes the pulse of our insiders about what worked and what didn't now that we're inside two months before election day.
According to a non-scientific Patch survey of GOP activists in Missouri, 75 percent of respondents said the Republican convention provided the party with the momentum it needs to get the base to turn out for what is expected to be a close election. That's one of the findings in the most recent Patch Red Arch survey project, conducted September 10-12. Approximately 60 people were surveyed, and 28 people responded. Tomorrow: Results from the Blue Arch Survey When asked how they felt about Mitt Romney's chances of winning in November after having both conventions completed, 42.9 percent said their opinion hadn't changed since the conventions, another 42.9 percent said they were more confident than they were before the conventions and 14.3 …
Monday, September 10, 2012
The latest Patch Red Arch survey returns focus to the closely-watched U.S. Senate race in Missouri.
U.S. Rep. Todd Akin's support for staying in the Missouri U.S. Senate race as the GOP nominee has grown in the time since the Wildwood Republican made controversial comments about "legitimate rape" last month in an interview with KTVI-FOX2. That's the biggest finding in the latest Patch "Red Arch" survey, a non-scientific project asking Republican activists questions tied to current issues in the 2012 election cycle. More than 60 people were invited to participate and 35 responded. Sixty percent said yes when asked, "Should Congressman Akin remain in the U.S. Senate Race?" A similar survey, asked the day after Rep. Akin's comments were broadcast, showed 47 percent support for staying in the race, while 40.5 percent said he should exit the …
Monday, September 3, 2012
The latest 'Blue Arch' survey of activist Democrats asked respondents about the presidential race, the Akin-McCaskill U.S. Senate contest and what Democrats should do to counter a possible post-convention bounce for Mitt Romney.
If the election were held today, President Barack Obama would not carry the Show-Me State. That's the biggest finding in the latest Patch 'Blue Arch' survey of current and former Democratic party officials and activists, taken between August 27-30. Just over 50 people were surveyed and 31 responded using an automated survey tool. When asked, to describe their state of agreement with the question: If the election were held today, Barack Obama would carry the state of Missouri, 41.9 percent said they somewhat disagreed, while 22.6 completely disagreed. While some observers wondered if the fallout from GOP U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin's remarks about legitimate rape might help put Missouri back in play nationally, most polls show Mitt …
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Regardless of their views on congressman's statement and Romney's response to it, delegates say it's time to move on.
TAMPA, FL — If Missouri's Republican delegates remain angry over the way presidential candidate Mitt Romney responded to the controversial remarks made by U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, they were doing a good job of hiding it Tuesday. Politico.com and other media outlets reported this week that some delegates were upset because Romney has said Akin should drop out of the U.S. Senate race. However, by Tuesday, delegates attending the Republican National Convention here were carefully toeing the line between respecting Romney's decision while still showing support for Akin. On a day that started with the Missourians receiving a visit from House Speaker John Boehner and ended with Romney winning the party's nomination, delegates made it clear they …
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
The GOP delegates spoke after a breakfast at the Republican National Convention.
Although the official start of the GOP convention in Tampa, FL, was pushed back due to concerns over Tropical Storm Isaac, many events went on as scheduled. One of those events was a breakfast for Missouri delegates, who expressed anger at presidential nominee Mitt Romney's comments on the Todd Akin "legitmate rape" brouhaha. Romney called on Akin to get out of the race for the good of the party. According to Politico, many delegates argued that Akin could still win the race, pushing back against the notion that his remarks were a death blow to his Senate candidacy. Quoting from Politico: "Several delegates here in Tampa seemed angry at the national party, saying the decision to withhold millions of dollars in campaign funding is the real …
Monday, August 27, 2012
Mitt Romney renewed his call for Akin to drop out of the U.S. Senate race, while GOP strategist Mary Matalin said Ann Wagner would be the nominee.
One week after U.S. Representative Todd Akin's remarks about "legitimate rape" set off a firestorm of controversy and widespread calls in Republican circles for him to get out of the U.S. Senate race, his status as a candidate against Claire McCaskill was the talk of the Sunday network television talk show circuit. Wildwood resident Akin, in several appearances on conservative talk radio programs and again Friday in a news conference in Chesterfield, said he would remain as the Republican Party's nominee. In an interview with Chris Wallace on FOX News Sunday, Mitt Romney once again called for Akin to drop out, again distancing himself from the remarks about rape and pregnancy. On ABC's This Week, GOP strategist Mary Matalin said Ann Wagner…
Saturday, August 25, 2012
VIDEOS: The embattled congressman from Wildwood told media he's continuing his candidacy. In a well-attended media conference Friday afternoon, Todd Akin said voters should have the choice between the two candidates they were expecting.
U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate from Wildwood, faced the media today to declare loud and clear that he's in the race to stay, five days after controversial remarks about "legitimate rape" threatened to derail his candidacy. "Apparently there are some people who are having trouble understanding our message and I want to be clear on that today," Akin said. "We're going to be here through the November election and we're going to be here to win." Akin alluded to Republican party "negotiations" that didn't include him. "We need to be looking at our own hearts and not the politics. There's not enough attention to principles," said Akin, who took only five questions at his Chesterfield campaign headquarters before …
Friday, August 24, 2012
Today's notations from the last 24 hours regarding Todd Akin's bid to move past controversial statements he made that caused a public outcry when he told a St. Louis television station that “legitimate rape” rarely leads to pregnancy.
A new Rasmussen poll indicates U.S. Senate Republican candidate Todd Akin—who held a notable lead before making his controversial comments about rape and pregnancy on Aug. 19—now slipped 10 percentage points (48 to 38 percent) to incumbent Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill. ABCNews reporter Greg Krieg reports Akin's staffers suggested it is McCaskill, however, who should leave the race. “The fact that Claire McCaskill is only polling at 48 percent after 72 hours of constant negative attacks on Todd Akin shows just how weak she is,” Akin spokesman Perry Akin said in a statement. “If she can’t break 50 percent after a week like this, Democrats should ask Claire to step down.” “Rasmussen poll made me laugh out loud,” McCaskill tweeted. “If …
Thursday, August 23, 2012
As U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin attempts to mend broken voter and political fences from Sunday's rape- and abortion-related remarks, what will it take for the Wildwood resident to get the election back on track? Maybe $100,000.
Perhaps it will take $100,000; at least that's a start for the Republican U.S. Senate candidate from Wildwood who is vowing this week to take on the Republican "party bosses." Patch has been watching the Todd Akin online fundraising meter for the past two days. He wanted to raise $100,000, asking individuals to send in $3 at a time. Last night, the Akin fundraising meter said he still needed a few thousand dollars to reach that goal. Today, Akin announced he achieved it and then asked contributors to donate another $25,000 by midnight. At the same time, Akin's opponent, incumbent U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), issued her own challenge to supporters in response to Akin's. "With Akin using his controversial remarks to grow his campaign …
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