Politicians who are legitimately stupid rarely get elected.

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Originally Posted by BigV

Senator Cornyn, head of the Republican Party Senatorial Committee has urged Akin to withdraw from the race.

That's the public statement. Necessary to defuse the issue among Akin's oppenents. But I suspect the party would rather have him run since he probably will still win the Senate seat.

The issue may be politically incorrect among the more educated. But his support is not from those people. I suspect Akin's strongest supporters quietly agree with him. Or really don't regard his statements as inflammatory. I suspect the party knows this. And minimizes harm by pretending to not support him.