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Seemed pretty clear to me that the republican campaign was just far more over the top. that's the unreported big story of american politics. if voters are going to be able to hold accountable political figures they've got to know what is going on. and if the story is they're all equally to blame, you're doing a disservice to voters and not doing what journalism is supposed to do. on "hardball" we were on the republicans throughout the primaries and during the general election. take a look at this look back. >> the crazy right rears its head. let's play "hardball." >> i didn't know there was a ...

Have an abortion or use an iud be treated as murderers. now comes this republican candidate in missouri, todd akin, talking about legitimate rape, and, spouting some cave man theory that sex, which is forced, cannot result in pregnancy. finally, we meet the missing link. the evidence that the party of lincoln cannot get in bed with the most freakish elements of the right, the birthers and the personhood nuts and all the rest of this menagerie and not become, itself, a freak show. let's state it right clearly up front. a woman forced to have sexual relations at the threat of harm is a victim of...

Muslim invader, that women who have an abortion or use an iud should bemurderers. now comes todd akin talking about legitimate rape, finally, we meet the missing link. the birthers and the personhood nuts and not become a freak show. a woman forced to have sexual relations at the threat of harm is a victim of rape. no qualifiers, no area of legitimacy. by the way, as michael kingsly put it, in politics, a gaffe is what you say things. the editorial director for

Better off. 80% say their finances have been negatively affected the last four years but the polls show in many cases people still say they will vote for president obama over mitt romney. writes the missing link? >> the missing link is the likability factor. barack obama may be leading this country down the drain but he's more likeable than mitt romney. mitt romney has to work on that likeable quotient. but to answer the question are you better off today than you were four years ago? barack obama is. other people who are better off today than they were four years ago, members of congress who h...

while the air force investigates the deadly crash of an eighth plane. one of these based in charlotte, north carolina. we expect to learn more in a news conference this afternoon. we know that four of the six crew members were killed, including this man, lieutenant colonel mike mckiel who spoke to one of our affiliates on saturday. lizzie o'leary with the latest out of washington. what's the latest? >> reporter: latest is that they are investigating the cause of this crash while the other c-130s are grounded, grounded by the air force right now, and that essentially really diminishes...