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Rep. Todd Akin (R-12th Century): "I Misspoke"

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compound_Idaho8/19/2012 4:56:55 pm PDT

re: #54 Lidane

There’s a fantastic comment at ThinkProgress about it, too:

Don’t be too sure. It is just a law. Remember when Torecelli withdrew from his race in NJ when it became clear he was going to lose.

sfgate.com

The courts decided that it was more important that the voters had a choice than the law actually be followed.