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Much more attractive to democrats. >> bret: all right, jim. thank you. one factor in the presidential race is absolutely no one could have predicted is the uproar over comments about rape by the g.o.p. senate candidate in missouri. correspondent doug mckelway tells us despite urgings from party leaders that he withdraw, todd akin says he is in it to win it, probably. >> when asked in an interview whether he would end his candidacy by the last remaining legal deadline by september 25, embattled u...

From remarks made on sunday. here we are on tuesday. the candidate decided after hearing from rushbo, it is okay to call for the guys withdrawal. i wonder who the boss of the republican party is. looks like its rushbo again. >> i dont know if this has anything to do with rush limbaugh. i think it has more to do with the fact you have had a defiant akin. over the last couple of hours he declared he is a crusader and crusading against the establishment of his party. at this point romney in some wa...

Infuriated. >> the avalanche of calls within his own party reached a peak today at noon when former senators joined sitting senator blount to demand that akin resign his nomination. they wrote, "the issues at stake are two big and this eselection too important. the right decision is to step aside." a little more than an hour later, defiant akin announced he is staying in. >> i havent done anything that is morally or ethically wrong as sometimes people in politics do. we do a lot of talking. to g...

Rock bottom at 12%. the on other time it was that low was in october of 2008. missouri congressman todd akin says he is pushing ahead with his senate bid, this despite pressure from his fellow republicans to drop out. a defiant akin called the uproar over his comments about "legitimate rape" out of context. >> todd akin bought tv time to apologize. >> the mistake i said was in the words i said, not in the heart i hold. i ask for your forgiveness. >> mitt romney joined the chorus urging akin to s...

Think he should accept and exit the senate race. this is a strange progression and a slow one. after hearing from rushbo, i wonder who the boss of the republican party is? looks like its rushbo again. >> i dont know if this has anything to do with rush limbaugh. i think it has more to do with the fangt that you have just had a really defiant akin over these last couple of hours. he gave that interview with mike huckabee declaring that he is a crusader in this race and he is crusading against the...

Apologized. while i apologized for the misuse of that word, at the same time i dont apologize for the fact that i am strong in my belief of pro-life. >> in an interview taped midday tuesday with nbcs reno affiliate, mitt romney condemned akin but did not make an outright demand that he step down. >> i have indicated thats a decision he is going to have to make but i also indicated i cant defend what he said and i cannot defend his candidacy. >> that was early in the day yesterday. as a defiant a...

Joined the sitting senator blunt to demand resign nomination. the issue at stake are too big and this election is simply too important. the right decision is to step aside. a little more than an hour after that a defiant akin announced he is staying in. calling the g.o.p. anger over his decision a bit of an overreaction, shep. >> shepard: those who were overreacting would now need a court order to get him out of this race, right? >> there is. one more chance, yes. for akin to step out. second de...