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| | '''William Todd Akin''' (July 5, 1947 – October 3, 2021) was a [[pro-life]] [[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]], which he lost against the incumbent [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[senator]] [[Claire McCaskill]] as a [[Libertarian Party]] candidate siphoned off support. [[Pro-abortion]] donors poured tens of millions of dollars into this race to reelect McCaskill, who was their loyal ally. | | '''William Todd Akin''' (July 5, 1947 – October 3, 2021) was a [[pro-life]] [[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]], which he lost against the incumbent [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[senator]] [[Claire McCaskill]] as a [[Libertarian Party]] candidate siphoned off support. [[Pro-abortion]] donors poured tens of millions of dollars into this race to reelect McCaskill, who was their loyal ally. |
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| | 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. | | 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. |
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| − | [[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 arranged by political consultants who later became [[Opposition to Donald Trump|Never-Trumpers]], who have themselves discredited. |
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| | ==Background== | | ==Background== |
| | Akin is the son of Nancy Perry (née Bigelow) and Paul B. Akin. Both Akin's father and grandfather served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Laclede Steel Company. He graduated from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, [[Massachusetts]], with a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering in 1971.<ref name=bluebook/> | | Akin is the son of Nancy Perry (née Bigelow) and Paul B. Akin. Both Akin's father and grandfather served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Laclede Steel Company. He graduated from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, [[Massachusetts]], with a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering in 1971.<ref name=bluebook/> |
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| − | Following his college graduation, he served as an officer in the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] with the Army Combat Engineers, then served in the Army Reserve until 1980.<ref name=bluebook>[http://cdm.sos.mo.gov/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=%2Fstatepub&CISOPTR=99477&REC=17&CISOBOX=akin Official Manual of the State of Missouri, 1993-1994], p. 157</ref><ref>[http://akin.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=2 Biography], Congressman Todd Akin, Missouri's 2nd District, retrieved August 23, 2012.</ref> After leaving active duty, Akin worked as a salesman for IBM marketing large computer systems, and later went to work in management in the family steel business.<ref name=bluebook/> | + | Following his college graduation, Todd Akin served as an officer in the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] with the Army Combat Engineers, then served in the Army Reserve until 1980.<ref name=bluebook>[http://cdm.sos.mo.gov/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=%2Fstatepub&CISOPTR=99477&REC=17&CISOBOX=akin Official Manual of the State of Missouri, 1993-1994], p. 157</ref><ref>[http://akin.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=2 Biography], Congressman Todd Akin, Missouri's 2nd District, retrieved August 23, 2012.</ref> After leaving active duty, Akin worked as a salesman for IBM, marketing large computer systems, and later went to work in management in the family steel business.<ref name=bluebook/> |
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| | In 1984, Akin earned a divinity degree from Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, but entered politics rather than the ministry.<ref name=legacy>{{cite news|title=Small legacy, loyal allies|author=Stephanie McCrummen and David A Fahrenthold|work=Washington Post|date=August 23, 2012|page=A1}}</ref> He was elected to the Missouri legislature in 1988.<ref name=legacy/> | | In 1984, Akin earned a divinity degree from Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, but entered politics rather than the ministry.<ref name=legacy>{{cite news|title=Small legacy, loyal allies|author=Stephanie McCrummen and David A Fahrenthold|work=Washington Post|date=August 23, 2012|page=A1}}</ref> He was elected to the Missouri legislature in 1988.<ref name=legacy/> |
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| | The [[Mitt Romney|Romney]]-[[Paul Ryan|Ryan]] campaign, which had already caved to liberals on abortion and other important social issues, then ran away from Todd Akin's principled stance in a manner that reflected poorly on Romney and Ryan.<ref>http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/mitt-romney-slams-lawmaker-todd-akins-rape-comments/story-fnd134gw-1226454546819</ref> [[RINO]]s tried to pressure Akin into withdrawing from the race for [[U.S. Senate]], so that a more [[liberal]], Establishment-supported candidate could be nominated. Akin stood up against the pressure and rejected the liberal demands. | | The [[Mitt Romney|Romney]]-[[Paul Ryan|Ryan]] campaign, which had already caved to liberals on abortion and other important social issues, then ran away from Todd Akin's principled stance in a manner that reflected poorly on Romney and Ryan.<ref>http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/mitt-romney-slams-lawmaker-todd-akins-rape-comments/story-fnd134gw-1226454546819</ref> [[RINO]]s tried to pressure Akin into withdrawing from the race for [[U.S. Senate]], so that a more [[liberal]], Establishment-supported candidate could be nominated. Akin stood up against the pressure and rejected the liberal demands. |
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| − | Todd Akin has stood up against [[media bullying]] and name-calling by liberals such as [[Piers Morgan]] of ''[[CNN]]''.<ref>https://www.politico.com/blogs/on-congress/2012/08/piers-morgan-calls-todd-akin-gutless-little-twerp-132635.html</ref> | + | Todd Akin has stood up against [[media bullying]] and name-calling by liberals such as [[Piers Morgan]] of ''[[CNN]]''.<ref>https://www.politico.com/blogs/on-congress/2012/08/piers-morgan-calls-todd-akin-gutless-little-twerp-132635.html</ref> Piers Morgan was ultimately humiliated himself by a young [[TikTok]] influencer, such that Morgan had a meltdown, launched into a profanity-laden tirade, and walked off his own set mid-interview.<ref>https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/why-piers-morgan-cut-hstikkytokky-135547739.html</ref> |
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| | ===Apology about the wording=== | | ===Apology about the wording=== |