Todd Akin will get the endorsement of Kit Bond, former Missouri governor and senator, on Friday, reports, even though in August Bond signed a letter with all the other living Republican former senators of Missouri calling on Akin to quit the race after his " " comments. Republican National Committee chair Reince Priebus, who in August said Akin wouldn't get support no matter what -- "He could be tied. We're " -- hinted his harsh feelings had mellowed, too. When asked if he'd prefer Akin over opponent Sen. Claire McCaskill, Priebus told CBS, "Well, absolutely? That's a given, and as chairman of the party, I have an obligation to make sure we win as many seats in the Senate as possible." The change of heart comes after the Republican former senator who to oust Akin, Roy Blunt, endorsed him Wednesday. Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich backed him, too, and the said it would "continue to monitor this race closely."
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It's not that surprising that Republicans are reconsidering their exile of Akin. But skeptics expected Akin's rehabilitation to happen much closer to the election. Gingrich predicted only Monday that "an " would come Akin's way in mid-October.?That's what Northwest Missouri State University Richard Fulton predicted to the in early September, and what Missouri Republican strategist Jason Klindt told? ?two weeks ago. The reason for the accelerated rate of reconciliation has something to do with for Republicans to pick up the four seats they need for a Senate majority.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/akins-gop-rehabilitation-proceeding-quickly-140012203.html
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