{"id":844673,"date":"2021-10-04T10:13:55","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T14:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=844673"},"modified":"2021-10-04T10:13:57","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T14:13:57","slug":"todd-akin-former-republican-congressman-and-failed-senate-candidate-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/todd-akin-former-republican-congressman-and-failed-senate-candidate-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"Todd Akin, Former Republican Congressman And Failed Senate Candidate, Dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftodd-akin-former-republican-congressman-and-failed-senate-candidate-dies%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=844673&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Former Republican Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri, whose \u201clegitimate rape\u201d comment tanked his 2012 Senate bid, died Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Akin\u2019s son, Perry, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/business-health-election-2020-st-louis-missouri-0a1b944f96eee4b63d9ea57e04c44ca4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">confirmed<\/a> his death to the Associated Press. He said that Akin had battled cancer for several years and that he died at home in Wildwood, Missouri.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs my father\u2019s death approached, we had people from all different walks of life share story after story of the personal impact he had on them,\u201d Perry Akin said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was a devout Christian, a great father, and a friend to many,\u201d he added. \u201cWe cherish many fond memories from him driving the tractor at our annual hayride, to his riveting delivery of the freedom story at 4th of July parties dressed in the full uniform of a colonial minuteman. The family is thankful for his legacy: a man with a servant\u2019s heart who stood for truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his twelfth year in office, Akin <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/senate-elections-election-2020-st-louis-missouri-elections-7115e46e593b4f2993a3d75084ee0998\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced<\/a> that he would forego reelection to challenge Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill in the 2012 election. During the campaign, he was asked by a local television station whether he supported access to abortion for women who are raped. Akin responded by stating that, as he understood things, such cases were \u201creally rare.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf it\u2019s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try and shut that whole thing down,\u201d Akin said in relation to rape victim pregnancies.&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2012\/08\/19\/missouri-gop-senate-candidate-on-abortion-in-cases-of-legitimate-rape-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Akin Weighs In On \u2018Legitimate Rape\u2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Akin later apologized for his comments, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ToddAkin\/status\/237333746045558784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">saying<\/a> that he had \u201cgreat empathy\u201d for victims of all kinds.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"9.1803278688525\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cTo be clear, all of us understand that rape can result in pregnancy &amp; I have great empathy for all victims. I regret misspeaking.\u201d- Todd<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Todd Akin (@ToddAkin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ToddAkin\/status\/237333746045558784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2012<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>His comment sparked a backlash that was immediate and <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2012\/08\/20\/crossroads-pulls-ads-in-missouri-senate-race-after-akin-legitimate-rape-comment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bipartisan<\/a>. Then-Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2012\/08\/20\/romney-gop-senate-candidates-denounce-rep-akins-legitimate-rape-claim\/\">condemned<\/a>&nbsp;Akin\u2019s statement and said that he supported abortion access for rape victims. Akin ultimately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/elections\/2012\/results\/senate.html\">lost his race<\/a> by more than 15 points, even though former President Barack Obama lost the state by almost 10 points.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Republican Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri, whose \u201clegitimate rape\u201d comment tanked his 2012 Senate bid, died Sunday.Akin\u2019s son, Perry, confirmed his death to the Associated Press. 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