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'''William Todd Akin''' (July 5, 1947 – October 3, 2021) is the former [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Missouri]]'s second congressional district. He was born in [[New York City]]. In 2012, he was the Republican nominee for one of the most-watched races for the [[U.S. Senate]] in 2012, which he lost against the incumbent [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[senator]] [[Claire McCaskill]] when a [[libertarian]] candidate siphoned off support. Akin was first elected to Congress in 2000. Prior to that he served twelve years in two different districts in the Missouri General Assembly. He was replaced in the second district House seat by fellow Republican Ann L. Wagner.

'''William Todd Akin''' (July 5, 1947 – October 3, 2021) was a [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Missouri]]'s second congressional district. He was born in [[New York City]]. In 2012, he was the Republican nominee for one of the most-watched races for the [[U.S. Senate]] in 2012, which he lost against the incumbent [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[senator]] [[Claire McCaskill]] when a [[Libertarian Party]] candidate siphoned off support. Akin was first elected to Congress in 2000. Prior to that he served twelve years in two different districts in the Missouri General Assembly. He was replaced in the second district House seat by fellow Republican Ann L. Wagner.

Todd Akin repeatedly won upset victories against more [[liberal]] opponents who have spent far more money than he has, and lost only after the [[liberal media]] made it a priority to defeat him and [[pro-aborts]] nationwide poured money into the campaign of his opponent.

Todd Akin repeatedly won upset victories against more [[liberal]] opponents who outspent him and lost only after the [[liberal media]] made it a priority to defeat him and [[pro-aborts]] nationwide poured money into the campaign of his opponent.

[[Conservapedia]] was paying attention to Akin's Senate run before the [[liberal media]] and [[RINO Backers]] ganged up against him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Presidential_Nominations_2012&action=historysubmit&diff=1003072&oldid=1003071#Republican_Contenders_for_the_Nomination<|title=Republican Contenders for the Nomination|publisher=[[Conservapedia]]|accessdate=October 6, 2021}}</ref> After [[Mitt Romney]] unnecessarily denounced Todd Akin, Romney himself lost credibility and [[pro-life]] support, and was then defeated by [[Barack Hussein Obama]] by a larger-than-expected margin in the 2012 U.S. presidential election. The hatchet job against Akin may have been done by political consultants who later became [[Opposition to Donald Trump|Never-Trumpers]], and were themselves discredited.

[[Conservapedia]] was paying attention to Akin's Senate run before the [[liberal media]] and [[RINO Backers]] ganged up against him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Presidential_Nominations_2012&action=historysubmit&diff=1003072&oldid=1003071#Republican_Contenders_for_the_Nomination<|title=Republican Contenders for the Nomination|publisher=[[Conservapedia]]|accessdate=October 6, 2021}}</ref> After [[Mitt Romney]] unnecessarily denounced Todd Akin, Romney himself lost credibility and [[pro-life]] support, and was then defeated by [[Barack Hussein Obama]] by a larger-than-expected margin in the 2012 U.S. presidential election. The hatchet job against Akin may have been done by political consultants who later became [[Opposition to Donald Trump|Never-Trumpers]], and were themselves discredited.