Missouri Republican: 'Legitimate rape' rarely causes pregnancy

[Mr Khan]

badgenome said:

Mr Khan said:
This has really been a boon to democrats, though, because even though Republicans have tried to disown him, he won't resign from Congress or drop out of the senate race, so he'll be an albatross around their collective neck for the next two months.

Unless he does bow out, but still...

His campaign started the process of withdrawing yesterday, but it seems like he suddenly dug in his heels (maybe because he's still leading in the polls, barely).

I think you overestimate the importance, though. Enough people aren't going to care about an obscure congressman from Missouri for this to matter nationally, and those who do care a lot have already decided which side they're on.

I don't know. Given our news cycle, it could fade from importance pretty quick, but I also think there's the possibility that this could really push a lot of undecided women towards the democrats across the board, and, if he stays in the race, it would allow democrats all over the country to really keep hammering away at the "Republicans are anti-women" line, which seems to be one of the more decisive weapons in their arsenal this time around.

We'll have to see how this goes.