there was also todd akin from the great state of missouri who was chosen by republicans in his state to take on democratic incumbent claire mccaskill. claire mccaskill was thought to be sort of easy picks for republicans this past year. they thought that was a seat for sure they could pick up. they picked republican congressman todd akin to go up against her. and then, and then, todd akin said this. >> if it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. >> if it's a legitimate rape, as opposed to all those illegitimate rapes, the female body has ways to prevent that from happening. take it from me, todd akin. claire mccaskill went on the trounce him and held on to a seat that democrats had all but accept they'd were going to lose in missouri. todd akin's view that you can't get pregnant from a legitimate rape, and therefore if you do get pregnant, you obviously