McCaskill Cites Akin in Fundraiser for SC Democrat April 24, 2013

(AP) – Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill is citing former opponent Todd Akin in a new fundraising plea for a Democratic congressional candidate in South Carolina.

McCaskill sent a fundraising email Tuesday on behalf of Elizabeth Colbert Busch, who faces former Republican Gov. Mark Sanford in a special U.S. House election in South Carolina.

Sanford recently lost the support of the National Republican Congressional Committee after a family court complaint alleging he trespassed at his ex-wife’s house by watching the Super Bowl with his son.

In her email, McCaskill notes that national Republicans also publicly dropped support for then-Congressman Akin last year after he remarked that women’s bodies have ways of avoiding pregnancy from what he called "legitimate rape." But McCaskill notes that some Republicans eventually did fund his campaign for U.S. Senate.

Akin Does St. Louis TV Interview This Week April 23, 2013

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(Hat tip to JohnCombest.com
KSDK TV in St. Louis has nabbed a Spring sweeps piece with former Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin. It is believed to be Akin’s first interview since his defeat last November to Democrat Claire McCaskill.
The interview will be broadcast Thursday night on KSDK’s 10pm newscast.
According to St. Louis’ Riverfront Times’, a promotional tease of the report has Akin saying, “”I believe the party will either stand on principled positions, or it’s going to be replaced by some other party.”

Akin Staff Got Big Raises in Losing Campaign April 1, 2013

Former Missouri Congressman Todd Akin roughly doubled his office payroll after losing a campaign for U.S. Senate.
Salary figures available through the online tracking site Legistorm.com show Akin paid his 14-person staff nearly $400,000 in the final quarter of 2012. That’s twice as much as the $200,000 quarterly payroll that Akin averaged through the rest of the year.
Former Akin communications director Steve Taylor said Monday that the bonus essentially was a separation package for staffers who lost their jobs because of the Republican congressman’s defeat by Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill.
Taylor said Akin’s staff had a rough final few months. He said staffers were inundated with hateful messages by people upset by Akin’s remark that women’s bodies had ways of avoiding pregnancy in what Akin described as “legitimate rape.”

McCaskill Writing a Book on 2012 Race with Akin March 21, 2013

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Politico:
Sen. Claire McCaskill is penning a book about her successful reelection campaign against Rep. Todd Akin, she said Wednesday on a local radio show.
“I’m going to tell the whole story,” the Missouri Democrat said on the “Allman In The Morning Show” on St. Louis’ KFTK. “People are telling me not to do it, but it was just so interesting and I think people need to understand that some of the extreme elements in this country, on both ends of the spectrum, are not politically viable if you do it right.”
She didn’t give many details about her new tome. McCaskill’s office didn’t immediately respond to a request for more details about the book.
McCaskill, who defeated Akin after the latter’s comments about “legitimate rape” and abortion caused a national firestorm, said the experiences show candidates like Akin can’t win in a general election.
“You wouldn’t believe some of the other things that he had said that we had in the can,” she said. “He had said a number of things that disqualified him with independent voters in Missouri. Now, obviously, when he said that, it made it much easier for all the other things he said to be believable.”
She also admitted she feared one potential GOP candidate, businessman John Brunner. McCaskill’s campaign spent money during the primary process to boost Akin’s run.
“The only thing that was scary about John Brunner was that he had an unlimited checkbook,” she said. “And that’s always a little scary.”

MO. GOP Spokesman Moving On March 8, 2013

Missouri Republican Party Spokesman Jonathon Prouty

Missouri Republican Party spokesman Jonathon Prouty is leaving his job.
Prouty, who says he has been the Communications Director for nearly four years, says he is taking a new position in Columbus, Ohio.
"After nearly 4 years as the communications director for the Missouri GOP, today is my last day with the Party. I have accepted a job offer that will take me and my wife to Columbus, OH," he said.
"While it will be difficult to leave Missouri—the state I have called home for more than a decade—I am looking forward to returning to my native state, and I’m especially excited to join the research firm that John Hancock is building in conjunction with Strategy Group for Media. I’ve always believed, as many of you may, that John and his research staff are the best in the business", Prouty said in an e-mail announcing his move.
The 2012 election cycle was a particularly rough one for the Missouri GOP and Prouty.
The Missouri Republican’s effort at having a meaningful Presidential primary was sidetracked.
The state ended up with a complex caucus/primary cocktail.
The Party endured a bruising, expensive US Senate primary.
The eventual nominee, former Congressman Todd Akin’s "legitimate rape" gaffe cost the Republican a prime Senate pick up.
Akin was trounced by Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill.
Despite being considered a ‘red state’, most statewide GOP candidates lost to Democrats in 2012.
Through much of it, Prouty weathered the storms.
"During my time here at the Party, we didn’t always see eye-to-eye, but I’ve enjoyed working with each of you—and I am a better communicator thanks to your tough, insightful, (and occasionally ridiculous) questions," he told reporters in an e-mail Friday.