Sunday, August 26, 2012

Top @GOP Operative: Republicans ‘Will Run A Write-In’ To Defeat Todd Akin #p2 #tcot

Republicans are desperate for Todd Akin to drop out of the Missouri Senate race after his controversial comments about legitimate rape. Nearly every top Republican, including Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, have publicly called for him to quit.

This morning on ABC News, however, Mary Matalin — a well-connected GOP operative — suggested that Republicans would run a write-in candidate to defeat Akin. Matlin said that, if necessary, Republicans would "transfer the money" to Ann Wagner — a former chairwoman of the Missouri GOP who is currently running for Congress — to run as a 3rd party or write-in candidate. Watch it:

rest at http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/08/26/745701/top-gop-operative-republicans-will-run-a-write-in-to-defeat-todd-akin/

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