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Weeks ago bond and other top republicans urged him to get out of the race saying these comments by akin were disqualifying. >> it seems to me, first of all, from what i understand from doctors, that's really rare. if it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. >> that sounds like a crack pot there. anyway, after the deadline for akin to drop out passed this week, republicans seemed to have dropped their denunciations of akin and now groups that vowed never to give him another penny are hinting they might reverse course. on wednesday the national repub...

Whether investing money for them is a good idea. the other is when he does stuff like this, and every republican who knows him thinks he'll do more like this, the problem is other republican senate candidates get asked about what he said. so if they don't cauterize him, cut him off, keep him from being part of the national republican conversation, they risk having him be a problem not just for losing the seat there but for hurting other republican candidates around the country. i think they're going to be reminded of that dynamic with this latest remark. >> that's a real problem, mike allen, i...

The seat of democrats and backing todd akin. i think all along since he's been stubborn about staying in the race this race was going to tighten up after the initial flush of outrage over his legitimate rape comment. >> fred todd, you used to do a lot with them. is this -- how do you -- how do you sort of circle the messages of what the republican party said in august about todd akin and then suddenly throwing money in his race? >> they're not throwing money in at this race at this point. it's logical for them to monitor the situation. he is the nominee now. he's going to be the nominee. to me...

Show." not to say that i told you so, but i knew i was going to be doing this story before too long. since making national headlines with his legitimate rape comment, congressman todd akin has been walking a lonely road in the missouri senate race against claire mccaskill, the incumbent. top national republicans, what do they do? well, they urged him to step down. republican groups pulled funds from his race. last week, the chair of the rnc said akin won't receive any support from the party. but he continues to win the support of some big-name republican rebels, i guess you could say. earlier ...

Welcome back to "the ed show." not to say that i told you so, but i knew i was going to be doing this story before too long. since making national headlines with his legitimate rape comment, congressman todd akin has been walking a lonely road in the missouri senate race against claire mccaskill, the incumbent. top national republicans, what do they do? well, they urged him to step down. republican groups pulled funds from his race. last week, the chair of the rnc said akin won't receive any support from the party. but he continues to win the support of some big-name republican rebels, i guess...