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Akin Eyes Possible Comeback Bid

February 25, 2015 · 5:37 pm ET · 31 Comments

Former Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO), a conservative who lost to Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), in 2012, after he made controversial comments about rape that became national news, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that he is still exploring his future and that he has not ruled out challenging Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) in a primary.

Said Akin: “Roy has burned a lot of bridges with a lot of conservatives in the state. Anything is a possibility.”

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