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>> when i think if this is up to him, he is goi to stick it out in this race and we actually just recently surveyed all of our reporters in missouri and asked them to ask leading republicans in the state what they thought, what they thought akin should do, and republicans in missouri were split about half of them want him to crop out and about half of them think he can stay and i think he is going to stick it out. what his comments say so me, it kind of shows just how far somebody is willing to ...

Funding. does that lipping bother you and how do you reconcile that, if akin stays or if he leaves the race? >> well, i dont agree with paul ryans stance. im a pro-life woman, but i dont agree in chances of incest or rape. i believe that his choice and what he believes is what many catholics across america believe, and thats great. if you want to believe what he says, go ahead. i follow a line more with governor romney and he is the one leading the ticket and thats what is most important to me. ...

Onto his candidacy. >> greatly appreciate it. we have more from missouri congressman todd akins, his appearance in the past hour on huckabees radio show. lets play it for you now. >> i really made a couple of serious mistakes here that were just wrong and i need to apologize for those. first, i might say that i have always been committed to pro-life and it was because i didnt want to harm the most vulnerable. likewise, i care deeply for the victims of people who have been raped and theyre equall...

Following through with a pregnancy even if the case of rape, not the legitimate rape comment that he made? >> right. well, look, obviously you know that when a vice presidential nominee is chosen, he folds underneath the policies of the presidential nominee, so whether paul ryans views are no potential for any abortion under any circumstances or not, it doesnt really matter in the sense that the governor romney is the head of the ticket. does this pose a problem for governor romney with some mem...

Amendments and other legislation. so, many ways, akin is just saying, overtly, what theyve been saying through proposed legislation and in the back and forth of a debate -- it is their position. >> yes, and reverend, can i just say thank you for a? because people are acting shocked at this. listen, if they had been following what the republicans have done across our great nation, introducing bills, 500 of them, some of them saying, life begins two weeks before conception. so, they can narrow the...

>> folks, paul ryan and mr. romney can do everything they can to get away from congressman akin, but they cant run away from their own records. even though they might try. joining me now is senator barbara boxer, democrat from california, the champion for womens rights. senator, thank you for being here tonight. >> thank you for this opportunity. >> now, i mean, what do you make of these comments from congressman akin? i mean, what is -- is there such a thing as illegitimate rape or legitimate r...

And therefore, this bill limited what can be considered rape. saying funds could only be used for, quote, forcible rape. forcible rape would be covered, but others would be excluded. folks -- this is outrageous. and congressman paul ryan cosponsored that legislation with none other than congressman akin. but thats not all. he also cosponsored a bill that would force a woman to receive an ultrasound before having an abortion. this is a man who cast 59 anti-choice votes while in congress. who has ...

Were back with the fallout from todd akins shocking rape comments and the gop is in panic mode. this headline says it all. "todd akins rape remark has the gop fretting." with one missouri operative telling politico, "for gods sake, def-con 5, panic for the rest of the ticket. major intervention needed." massachusetts senator scott brown was the first republican to call for akins resignation today. then, wisconsin senator ron johnson joined, tweeting that akins comments were "reprehensible and in...

But what about everyone else? are we seeing some buyers remorse here? does the romney campaign have a paul ryan problem? well, joining me now is former pennsylvania governor ed rendell, now an nbc news political analyst. and michael steele, msnbc analyst and former chairman of the rnc. thank you both for being here tonight. >> good to see you, rev. >> governor rendell, let me start with you. does romney have a paul ryan problem? >> well, he does with independent voters. certainly paul ripes haya...

And has stayed out of the public eye today failing to attend a scheduled event in wichita. it comes at a bad time as you can imagine for the gop. let me bring in senior political editor mark murray. may not be a bad time for yo der. obviously everyone is talking about akin and what happened there. >> thats right. saves grace for congressman yoder is the fact that everyone is paying attention to congressman akin and his controversial comments about rape. the political vultures are all circling ov...