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Rep. Todd Akin: The Support Has Been Very Strong

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    Rep. Todd Akin, (R-Mo.), on his campaign and efforts to turn the economy around.

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-- -- -- All right you've probably -- focusing on this Missouri's senate race that you might they did that Todd Aiken is indeed the trouble the latest polls at a stage today show it.

I know this is gonna -- you.

Almost -- but that's a dead even.

Todd Aiken was doing a little -- and today.

What we're hearing here is there is a tremendous grassroots level of support.

Not just in Missouri but across the whole nation.

Because I think people -- thought about this a little bit after the initial response and they say wait a minute.

The people of Missouri elected somebody do we want party bosses appointing someone.

And I think a whole lot of people are coming down on the side of pay an election is an election and we don't wanna set the precedent.

The party bosses pick someone so from that point of view this support has been very strong we get around the state and people are shaking hands they stay in their be strong you're gonna win it.

Nevertheless even with his surge when I talk to light some runs very best and others.

They say not another -- for you.

Mitch McConnell no support for you.

And so they're not exactly rallied around him.

Well if you're talking about money we have been receiving some money in the office from people small contributions but lots and lots of amend.

-- if you want to help just taken dot org we'd love to have you on on the bandwagon.

But.

You let me know had a good question concert but congress is not a question you could still win this thing then the issue comes up that I -- -- Mitch McConnell the senate Republican leader.

-- -- how you would then vote would you be angry at Republicans are not vote would down would you be and in depend how would you vote.

Well let me say this deal I am deeply concerned about America that's why I've been doing the things I've been doing for years.

And this isn't all about me.

This is about fixing an economy that is fundamentally broken.

It's about people without jobs it's about a government that's taking our freedom and it's out of control.

And all the work with anybody that wants to get America back on track and make sure the government is the servant and no longer the master.

You didn't quite answer my cars and that whether you.

Wouldn't be accepted into the Republican told whether you would recoil at that what would you do Mitch McConnell would reach out -- you.

He was telling me when I was a Republican events of the last week congressman.

He thinks he would go with Republicans that it -- -- your DNA to vote -- Republicans anyway.

I didn't get the idea bygones be bygones but -- would see you as a Republican senator helping what he hopes will be a Republican majority is that right.

Let me make it clear I would do absolutely everything in my power to work with his team.

And the team this gonna try and put our economy and America back on track.

I'm fully behind him and I'm fully behind our horror a great team of of Ryan who I work with in the house and end of the entire Republican.

Platform it's fine -- -- I'm -- with all of that.

He wouldn't have any meet with the Paul -- is that you should step down the Mitt Romney's is that you suggested down to Mitch McConnell is that you should step down.

And on and on and on you wouldn't harbor any kind of -- will.

-- Shia I'm pretty much Avaya a person that forgive someone when I'm asked to be for you know somebody wants to be forgiven.

I as I said it's not about me it's about doing what's right for our country and you take a look at where we are issues wise -- Claire McCaskill I'm running against.

Wow what a contrast.

We had 71%.

Of people in Missouri voted -- all on Obama care.

And -- course I voted due to repeal it thirty times and she was -- deciding vote to.

To pass Obama -- that's why this -- -- really going to be based on her voting record and that's why.

Money is not the whole thing it's about how -- she voted in the state of Missouri.

I have an -- from the National Rifle Association she hasn't half that's a big deal in our state and of course the economy and jobs are in the tank.

People understand sixteen trillion dollars that our grandchildren are gonna have to pay this is a big.

-- -- you -- very little here by the way.

We did reach out to senator Modesto a lot of we've not yet heard back from our but hope springs eternal but congress and you obviously have regretted your comments the rate comment.

But it does.

They do you wanna follow up with this -- and I -- you miss this and then answered visit in various ways but do you believe he's a woman who.

Becomes pregnant -- -- rates.

-- -- Feel free to have an abortion.

Did do you make a distinction and for pregnancies in the event of great.

Well you know -- what I've done as I've said all the way along that I've answered this question now for couple weeks I basically support the plank in the Republican platform.

You have to decide when does life begin and and -- never apologize for being pro life for understanding that life begins at conception but I'll tell you Claire McCaskill was.

Completely.

On the other side of that spectrum she supports abortions all the way through the ninth month.

And even the partial birth abortion she is not voted against that so there is said this is why.

Were we operating data -- -- the answer but you wouldn't be in that event.

-- does it matter the means by which someone becomes pregnant.

Whether through rate or Gloria consensual sex.

Is that that that that child should be carried to term.

Well as I said I believe -- starts at conception and but I don't apologize for that that is the same -- platform.

As we have been the Republican Party and on the -- I believe that answers your question deal.

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