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Close his deficit among female voters. >> if you were in romneys position, dont you think that he may have bid this thing up and made a bigger deal about it than he needed to? why couldnt he run his race and i run mine? >> the interview came moments before a 6:00 p.m. eastern standard time deadline for todd akin to easily exit the senate race, leaving that race now will require the complexity of a court order. as the deadline approached, mitt romney released a statement reading in part, "i think...

Why couldnt he run his race and i run mine? >> the interview came moments before a 6:00 p.m. eastern standard time deadline for todd akin to easily exit the senate race, leaving that race now will require the complexity of a court order. as the deadline approached, mitt romney released a statement reading in part, "i think akin should exit the senate race." earlier today, todd akin released a new television ad that will air in missouri. >> rape is an evil act. i used the wrong words in the wrong...

Things out, mike, i want to make things absolutely clear, were going to continue with this race for the u.s. senate. >> for two days, establishment republicans and tea party conservatives alike have pressured, have begged akin to please leave the race. get out of there. but akin explains on mike huckabees radio show that his comments about legitimate rape and female bodies having ways to, quote, shut that whole thing down, will not keep him from seeking higher office. >> i have had a chance now ...

Mr. akin was defiant. accusing the republican presidential candidate of making a bigger deal than is necessary over the comments. >> if you were in romneys position, dont you think that he may have bid this thing up and made a bigger deal about it than he needed to? why couldnt he run his race and i run mine? >> can you name one person, one member of the united states senate, you know, lot of conservatives ran, paul, jim demint, marco rubio, mike lee, any current member of the senate that has ca...

Forgiveness. >> rape is an evil act. i used the wrong words. the fact is, rape could leave to pregnancy. the truth is, rape has many victims. the mistake i made was in the words i said, not in the heart i hold. i request for your forgiveness. >> the ad includes this screen shot of akin and his wife. he does not backtrack from his original policy stance, that a rape victim does not have any opportunity to have an abortion. if akin does step aside he ran in the primary and finished third. congress...

To do is we had offended people. we tried to respond to that and let people know we didnt mean anybody. or take in any way, rape anything less than very, very seriously. dabs he is asking for forgiveness -- >> dana: he is asking for forgiveness in a new ad. >> rape is an evil act. i used the wrong words in the wrong way and for that i apologize. as the father of two daughters i want tough justice for predators. i have a compassionate heart for victims of sexual assault. i pray for them. rape can...

Instance that that has occurred, so this makes that even harder for them to express and to come forward when they have been so brutalized and thats what so stupid and pig headed about these comments. >> i like when you get really human out there. last night, seriously. i love it when you are because i dont think theres a partisan issue, although it clearly hurts the republicans. last night, akin, is xhong running for the senate. a u.s. congressman, this guy. not some guy living in the trees some...

Should they ever have to god forbid confront that situation. as you noted, chris, this system is already geared against them to not believe in the first instance that that has occurred, so this makes that even harder for them to express and to come forward when they have been so brutalized and thats what so stupid and pig headed about these comments. elevates to it a point it does not need to go to. >> i like when you get really human out there. last night, seriously. i love it when you are beca...

His opposition to abortion. when he said legitimate rape, he meant forced rape. >> theres nothing legitimate about a rapist, but to rather i was putting that in the wrong place. making the point that there were people who use false claims like those that basically created roe versus wade. >> im sure romney and ryan are glad hes feeding the flames of this discussion. he was using the fumes of his campaign funds to release a new ad entitled forgiveness. >> rape is an evil act. i used the wrong wor...

Focus less on exactly what the statement was which is very problematic and look more at the record of representative akin and also at the records of representative ryan and former governor romney because this is not an isolated statement. we know that representative akin as well as ryan co-sponsored a bill that would have limited which cases of rape qualified for federal abortion funding and that they put forward and voted for bills that would eliminate the right to abortion in all cases. so thi...