McCaskill Uses ‘Legitimate Rape’ Debacle To Cast Akin As Extremist In Debate

[DonViejo]

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D) wasted no time using Rep. Todd Akin’s (R) talk of “legitimate rape” against him in the Missouri Senate debate Friday.

Both candidates tried to paint the other as too far on the fringes for Missouri’s heartland electorate. McCaskill tied Akin to Rep. Michele Bachmann in her opening statement; Akin alleged repeatedly McCaskill had voted with President Obama “82 percent of the time.”

McCaskill rejected Akin’s suggestion that he represents the middle of anything right from the start.

She alluded to Akin’s “controversial statements” in her opening address without directly mentioning the time Akin suggested female biology prevents pregnancy in the case of “legitimate rape.” McCaskill said Akin’s comments were still relevant to the election despite the fact that he’s apologized for them after they set off a national firestorm.


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1. I had no idea

There was a Libertarian down there on the ballot. That's very good. Very good indeed! Pick 'em off one by one . . .