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Claire McCaskill Crushes Todd Akin with One 30 Second Ad
Now that the deadline has passed for Todd Akin to drop out of the race Sen. Claire McCaskill is hitting him hard on his legitimate rape comments.
Here is the ad:
McCaskill’s ad was clever in that it used Akin’s legitimate rape comments as part of a broader picture of who he is. McCaskill also hit Akin on his dislike of Social Security, his belief that Medicare was unconstitutional, his position that the minimum wage should be abolished, and his campaign pledge to eliminate student loans. The ad was designed to point out Akin’s extremism. The centerpiece of that extremism is Akin’s legitimate rape comments.
Just like Paul Ryan, Todd Akin is a byproduct of radically ideological House of Representatives. The radical views of the House have not only led to record low approval ratings for the Republican controlled body, but their unpopularity is one of the key reasons why the Republican brand is so damaged.
Mitt Romney chose to taint himself with House radicalism when he selected Paul Ryan as his running mate, and the tea party likely cost the Republican Party any chance that they had of winning control of the Senate when they nominated Akin. The problem for the Republicans is that the House represents what their ideology really is. It is not as if the rest of the Republican Party is full of moderates, and the House is run by extremists. The House of Representatives is the reflection of their base.
The Senate Republicans don’t reflect the base. Mitt Romney certainly doesn’t reflect the GOP rank and file, but the House majority was largely chosen and elected by the radical base that is currently steering the party ship.
The Republican Party has moved so far to the right that a candidate like Sen. McCaskill, who might be a vulnerable incumbent in any other year, becomes a strong candidate for reelection when the alternative on the ballot is far right radicalization.
McCaskill does not have to make legitimate rape the center of her campaign. Just reminding voters of what Todd Akin really believes should be enough to carry her to victory.
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9 Responses to Claire McCaskill Crushes Todd Akin with One 30 Second Ad
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Paula Denmon
Sep. 26th, 2012 at 12:55 am
Great Ad! that should just about cover everyone that might vote for him except for those few who never cared about anyone else!
Sandra
Sep. 26th, 2012 at 12:25 pm
Love the Ad, I think it’s great though I would have preferred if Claire had used tapes of him actually saying these remarks. Hope it works as there are a lot of teabaggers out there who support this vile man.
majii
Sep. 26th, 2012 at 2:32 am
Akin needs to be crushed. This ad reveals exactly who he is, and it shows the type of politicians the tea party extremists voted into the House in 2010. Akin and the other extremists in the House have been so proud of their words/votes the last two years. One couldn’t turn on the TV without seeing them spewing ignorance over our airwaves. They became very smug and overconfident, and now it’s coming back to bite them in the azzzz. I read on the Maddow Blog that many of them are trying to run away from their votes and are fully engaged in airing misleading ads and pretending to be Washington “outsiders.” What they don’t realize is that by choosing Ryan as his running mate, Romney has made GOP extremism the centerpiece of his campaign!
Jimbob
Sep. 26th, 2012 at 8:07 am
The Republican in the House and Senate are damaged by the 112 filibusters they pulled on this president when he was trying to change this broken economy for the better and for the working class..
Rick Roberts
Sep. 26th, 2012 at 8:44 am
Fine, Claire, but we expect you to act like a Democrat this time around.
Ellen
Sep. 26th, 2012 at 7:01 pm
Completely agree. After donating to her campaign, I was pretty upset with her Blue Dog votes.
ibwilliamwsi
Sep. 26th, 2012 at 10:34 am
Next you will hear from Todd Akin is, “How do I apply for unemployment benefits? I EARNED them and I NEED them.”
A Walkaway
Sep. 27th, 2012 at 10:15 am
I liked the commercial, but too would have liked to see video clips.
The sad thing is that the majority of the people will just see this as another attack ad, especially since it was just on paper. They need to HEAR and SEE the jerk say those things. The false equivalence claims are starting to pile up, and I hope that his area is better than this one… otherwise he just might still win.
What is even more frightening is that a lot of other Republicans have the same worldview as Akin. Many were smart enough to use dogwhistle, so most people who don’t know just think they said something strange. I’m really frightened for this country… because of this thought:
It’s not what they will say, but WHAT WILL THEY DO if they win?
Rudy Gonzales
Sep. 27th, 2012 at 7:56 pm
Rape is rape is rape! Todd akin and Paul Ryan danced “GANGNAM STYLE” around this violent act against women, and some men, of intimidation, subjugation and domination reducing the victim in their own eyes. There is no pleasure at all and the victim suffers the rest of their lives! See:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c...