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Rep. Akin remains in Senate race despite calls to get out

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    MO lawmaker refuses to exit following controversial remarks

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The deadline for a simple exit from the Missouri senate race has come and gone for embattled Republican congressman Todd -- He is facing increasingly intense fire over his suggestion that women's bodies can -- pregnancies.

In the case of quote legitimate rape.

Correspondent Doug Callaway is watching all of the developments for us tonight -- now live good -- -- Evening John the deadline for Todd -- to voluntarily withdraw passed by at 6 PM East Coast time but just about twelve minutes ago.

He did not withdraw leaving party elders infuriated.

The avalanche of calls from within his own party to step down reached a peak today at noon when four respected former Missouri Republican senators Danforth Ashcroft -- and bond.

Joint sitting senator -- to demand a can resign his nomination they wrote quote.

The issues at stake are too big in this election is simply too important the right decision is to step aside.

A little more than an hour later a defiant Aiken announced he's staying in.

-- -- but they think that was morally or ethically wrong this sometimes people politics do we do a lot of talking.

And get a word in the wrong place bill that's not a good thing to do were hurt anybody that -- But does seem like a little bit of an over reaction.

For the GOP which sees both the White House and the senate within grasp in November the -- stumble -- today's refusal to step down is a toxic distraction.

Governor Romney late today again urged him to accept his fellow missourians council and quote exit the race.

But Democrats are taking full advantage of it.

-- opponent incumbent senator Claire McCaskill offered this apparently disingenuous.

Defense of the show -- State's Republican voters.

I think what's startling to me.

Is that these some party bigwigs are coming down on him and saying.

-- that he needs to kick sand in the face of the Republican primary voters.

Other Democrats are tying the -- comment to the entire Republican Party.

Massachusetts senate candidate Elizabeth Warren wrote today quote the leaders of the Republican Party -- pursued an agenda.

That would undercut women and move us back a generation or more senator Scott Brown has worked with those Republican leaders to further that agenda that comment despite the fact her opponent Scott Brown was among the first and either party to condemn the remarks and call -- -- to step down.

One poll from the left leaning public policy polling shows -- still leading McCaskill by one percentage point even after his incendiary comment.

That's doing little to sway Republican donors though who are pulling money in advertising from the -- campaign.

These were reprehensible.

And and deplorable comments and there's no way he can recover in my opinion so.

Our group decided if he remains a nominee there's no reason -- throwing good money after bad by.

But by by trying to win this seat.

Asked what recourse the Republican Party now has in light of -- about to run one high level Missouri Republican told Fox News quote.

None really we examine the alternatives a few years ago when a convicted felon.

Won the nomination for state auditor -- the ball really is and they can score -- Kelly tonight Doug thanks.

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