Akin says definitely not getting out of race, campaign going “extremely well”

Not sure exactly what he means by “extremely well” but I hope it means he’s leading in internal polls or something:

POLITICO – GOP Rep. Todd Akin doesn’t sound like someone who’s about to end his Senate bid.

With a dropout deadline just two weeks away, the Missouri congressman said he’s “totally in” the race and will not drop his bid despite calls from top Republicans and conservative pundits that he immediately do so. As he rushed out of the Capitol on Monday away from a gaggle of reporters, Akin claimed he’s getting widespread encouragement to stay in the race.

Akin said Missouri voters have told him this: “‘We’ve already voted. The party bosses want to put anyone else in. Don’t you give up; you stay in there and you fight.’”

He added, “That’s what I’m getting all over the state. … I’m very encouraged,” saying his campaign is going “incredibly well.”

Akin said he believes once the Sept. 25 deadline passes, more money will pour into his race to defeat Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill, claiming the race will be neck and neck.


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