Not much of a trouncing, an average of 2.3 points. On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 11:41 AM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com> wrote: > According to Real Clear Politics: > Poll Date Sample McCaskill (D) Akin (R) Spread > RCP Average 9/16 - 10/3 -- 45.8 43.5 McCaskill +2.3 > Rasmussen Reports 10/2 - 10/2 500 LV 51 45 McCaskill +6 > PPP (D)* 10/1 - 10/3 700 LV 46 40 McCaskill +6 > WeAskAmerica 9/25 - 9/27 1145 LV 46 45 McCaskill +1 > Gravis Marketing 9/16 - 9/17 1959 LV 40 44 Akin +4 > > On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 8:47 AM, GMoney <gm0n3...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Uh, then why is he getting trounced? Missouri has swung red in last 10 >> years or so, and any candidate who can generate a run-of-the-mill >> conservative campaign would have a good chance at getting elected. Akin >> can't do that, because he's batshit crazy...so he's going to lose. >> >> On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 4:12 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson <jmi...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> >>> Because he is saying exactly what his electorate want to hear. >>> >>> On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 9:37 AM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> > >>> > How can someone so stupid be elected time and again: >>> > >>> > >>> http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/10/12/1003121/todd-akin-no-science-behind-evolution/ >>> > >>> > "Ive taken a look at both sides of the thing [evolution] and it seems >>> > to me that evolution takes a tremendous amount of faith To have all of >>> > the sudden all the different things that have to be lined up to create >>> > something as sophisticated as life, it takes a lot of faith. >>> > I dont see it as even a matter of science because I dont know that >>> > you can prove one or the other. Thats one of those things. We can >>> > talk about theology and all of those other things but Im basically >>> > concerned about, youve got a choice between Claire McCaskill and >>> > myself." >>> > >>> > And this person is on the Science and Technology Committee >>> >>> >> >>
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