Wednesday, August 22, 2012

#GOP insiders worried Akin could divide party,Perkins & Schlafly "stand w/ Akin" Washington Post #tcot #tlot #teaparty

http://m.washingtonpost.com/politics/akin-says-hell-stay-in-senate-race-heightening-tension-within-gop/2012/08/21/19912b60-ebaf-11e1-b811-09036bcb182b_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines_local


”And some GOP insiders worry that an Akin insurgency campaign could become a rallying point for antiabortion forces and a high-profile subject of division within the party’s base, maybe as soon as next week’s Republican National Convention, which is supposed to be a time of unity.”...


”The staunchest opponents of abortion, led by the Family Research Council’s Tony Perkins and the Eagle Forum’s Phyllis Schlafly, said they remained behind Akin’s candidacy Tuesday.

“Todd Akin ... has a record of voting to protect human life,” Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the Susan B. Anthony List, said in a statement. He “has been an excellent partner in the fight for the unborn.”

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