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John Boehner needs to come out and ask Todd Akin to resign from his current U.S. House seat. (Original Post) Tx4obama Aug 2012 OP
Who is ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2012 #1
I don't know who won the primary for the House seat Tx4obama Aug 2012 #2
True ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2012 #5
I Like A Good Laugh... KharmaTrain Aug 2012 #3
Then Akin could also tell Boehner cleduc Aug 2012 #4
I don't think he would. Cleita Aug 2012 #6

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)
2. I don't know who won the primary for the House seat
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 06:24 PM
Aug 2012

... but Akin is not on the ballot for the House seat.

He decided not to run for the House only the Senate.

If Akin were to resign from The House now, they would probably just leave the seat vacant until the November election.
Congress won't be in session too much more this year.





 

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
5. True ...
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 06:53 PM
Aug 2012

But don't we want him to stay in the senate race AND stay in the House ... that way when we talk about akin, we are also talking about House gopers?

KharmaTrain

(31,706 posts)
3. I Like A Good Laugh...
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 06:26 PM
Aug 2012


Then Boner should ask for the resignation of all the other rushpublicans who voted to try to define "rape" in HR3...including Boner himself.

As expected Akin doubled down...
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