CNN Starting Point August 21, 2012
right now. >> welcome, everybody, our starting point, todd akin says he will no go down without a fight. he is facing tremendous pressure from republican leaders to quit his senate race against democratic incumbent claire mccaskill. he says he's staying in. akin's support has all but disappeared as a result of these comments about rape and abortion. >> if it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try that shut that whole thing down. let's assume that maybe that didn't work or somebody. i think there should be some punishment but it ought to be in the rapist and not attackin...