the senate race. you know, if some respects if i were the nrsc, i d be rooting for todd akin not to win because if he ends up in the senate, his image, the stuff that he says, the possibility he can say something even more, you know, outrageous, that would weigh over the party every day. i don t think they want that. and, ed, let s not forget, you know, emily s list has new polling data of their own that shows the female candidate they re supporting, among them, claire mccaskill, are doing very well in the races because of the perception of the gop s stance on women s issues. that s what the polling is indicating. shelley berkley s race, elizabeth warren s state. claire mccaskill s race. it s helping democratic female candidates. because the problem is the republican party has very few constituencies left they can rely on. it s primaily old, white men. if you want to alienate women further than they ve been alienated in this process, you have politicians like todd akin. they re suf