Cornyn: Missouri 'not a winnable race'

[Texas Lawyer]

Source: Politico (via the Lexington Courier-Journal)

Texas Sen. John Cornyn, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said on Thursday that he does not intend to put money into the race of controversial Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin.

“We have no plans to do so,” Cornyn told The Courier-Journal in an interview just a short time ago.

“I just think that this is not a winnable race,” he said. “We have to make tough calculations based on limited resources and where to allocate it, where it will have the best likelihood of electing a Republican senator.”


Read more: http://www.politico.com//blogs/burns-haberman/2012/09/cornyn-missouri-not-a-winnable-race-136919.html

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Wow! If you are too controversial for John "Box Turtle" Cornyn, you MUST be ballot poison.

[Arkana]

1. Ha-HA!

Thanks for the free Senate seat, Akin.

[PearliePoo2]

2. They must really be hurting for money then because

without Akin, there likely goes their Senate majority they so covet.
As Biden would say, this is a big 'effing deal!

[LynneSin]

4. I'm guessing they think they have better chances with Connecticut, Virginia or Montana

Plus they are gonna have to drop a slew of cash in Massachusetts to keep the state.

[LynneSin]

3. He was actually making a bit of a comeback...

but I think the 'Ladylike' comment just made the GOP realize that supporting Akin would really hurt what little support they get from women.

[Xipe Totec]

5. Missouri Senate - Akin vs. McCaskill

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/senate/mo/missouri_senate_akin_vs_mccaskill-2079.html

[Mass]

6. With Citizens United, this is the type of comment that is cheap.

I am sure some millionaire will provide the money and Cornyn is not going to refuse Akin in his caucus if he wins.

[Texas Lawyer]

7. Agreed, generally, but such a public withdrawal of support gives local Repubs permission to skip the

Akin race

[yeswecanandwedid]

8. I'm in Kansas City.. God I hope this state goes Blue! nt

[Texas Lawyer]

9. I think an effort from the presidential campaign could turn your winnable state bluish up and down

the ballot.

[Sirveri]

11. I hope so, I wish they'd go for it. Even without funding Claire is running neck and neck in polls.

It's kind of scary. Getting a little star power there might help her keep her seat for another six years. Unless there are enough racist idiots there to spark a backlash. I don't really know the situation on the ground that well.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

10. Bullshit

They are slow playing that race....I bet money is getting there, one way or another.

[Texas Lawyer]

12. Money will get there through superPACs, but the statement that it's not winnable is significant in

itself.