just can't be pro rape. that's what happened to todd akin. apologizing or taking it back doesn't matter, that's how it was framed. he had a long, illustrious career in politics, and he ruined it all in one second. and writing a book's not going to help. certainly the democratic party is going to try to take advantage of this. they've got so much bad news coming from the president day after day. but us republicans have moved past todd akin at warp speed and looking forward to a very successful 2014. >> do you think everybody else is going to move past him, or will he still be affiliated, if you will? people will think of republicans, they'll think of todd akin and they won't separate the two necessarily. >> look. i think that certainly, the loyal opposition on the other side will try to bring him back into focus. but that's not going to lap in the republican party. we've moved past that. he's not a bad guy. he just said a really bad thing. and he owns it, and it's his, and he's written a book. but right now, most of us who do this are focused on the future,