Former Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO), whose U.S. Senate bid was derailed for his “legitimate rape” comments, told Morning Consult that the uncompromising rhetoric of Donald Trump is “refreshing.”
Said Akin: “It’s because you’ve got an incredibly one-sided Democratic national media, and Republicans are scared to death of them. Look at my race. I got hammered, really, because I’m pro-life. That’s the bottom line of it.”
“If my race was a lesson Donald Trump would have been disqualified a long time ago, because he’s said things that make Todd Akin look totally mainstream. What Todd Akin said was nothing compared to what this guy said his entire life about women, marginalizing women, being disrespectful of women.”
— Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), quoted by the New York Daily News, comparing Donald Trump to former Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO), who said women can’t get pregnant from a “legitimate rape.”
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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