Todd Akin Releases Apology, Asks Forgiveness
The candidate for Missouri Senate issues ad Monday.
Rep. Todd Akin, a Republican who is seeking to unseat Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill in November, issued an apology ad. The ad was first reported by Politico early Tuesday. The apology comes on the heels of comments he made Sunday on Fox2 about "legitimate rape." The backlash over the comments went viral Monday, with the story heading up national news broadcasts and leading national Republican groups to withdraw support. President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney both condemned Akin's comments. The L.A. Times reports that conservative super PAC Crossroads GPS, founded by former Karl Rove, is pulling its ads from the Missouri Senate race. Crossroads had been spending money on ads against McCaskill. “The act speaks for …
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shirlann
8:04 pm on Thursday, October 18, 2012
Todd Akin needs to quit politics and leave it to people that are honest. I have nothing good to say about him and his so called apology.. I have heard too many apologies from way too many men that mess up and thats from both parties.....I could name them but it would take me too long and I dont have time to waste on them... more ›