More on Akin
Walking Through the What If Scenario
Okay. The consensus is that Congressman Todd Akin hunkers down and stays put at the top of the Missouri Republican ticket.
But if he can be talked into withdrawing, how does it work? There’s conflicting views on this stuff, but looking at the statutes, this is my best guess.
First, according to Section 115.359: Any person nominated for an office who wishes to withdraw as a candidate shall, not later than the eleventh Tuesday prior to the general election, file a written, sworn statement of withdrawal in the office of the official who accepted such candidate's declaration of candidacy.
But if he (or the state party) would pick up the tab for new ballots, he has until the 6th Tuesday before the general. 2. Except as provided for in section 115.247, if there is no additional cost for the printing or reprinting of ballots, or if the candidate agrees to pay any printing or reprinting costs, a candidate who has filed or is nominated for an office may, at any time after the time limits set forth in subsection 1 of this section but no later than 5:00 p.m. on the sixth Tuesday before the election, withdraw as a candidate pursuant to a court order, which, except for good cause shown by the election authority in opposition thereto, shall be freely given upon application by the candidate to the circuit court in the county of such candidate's residence. No withdrawal pursuant to this subsection shall be effective until such candidate files a copy of the court's order in the office of the official who accepted such candidate's declaration of candidacy.
Then according to Section 115.365 (6) To select a candidate for statewide office, the nominating committee shall be the state committee of the party.
According to the MO GOP website, the Republican State Committee is:
Missouri State Republican Committee
National Committeeman Lance Beshore – Joplin
National Committeewoman Ann Dickinson – Kansas City
Chair David Cole - Cassville
Vice-Chair Susan Eckelkamp – St. Albans
Secretary Patricia Thomas – Jefferson City
Treasurer Richard Peerson – Jefferson City
Committeeman (01) Kurt Witzel – St. Louis
Committeewoman (01) Linda Boyer – St. Louis
Committeeman (02) Dave Evans – O’Fallon
Committeewoman (02) Carol Wessel Boyer - Troy
Committeeman (03) Bruce Valle - DeSoto
Committeewoman (03) Sue Cook - Farmington
Committeeman (04) Phil Christofanelli – St. Louis
Committeewoman (04) Sharon Barnes – St. Louis
Committeeman (05) Stephen Nowels – St. Louis
Committeewoman (05) Judy Krogstad – St. Louis
Committeewoman (06) Carol Ellinger – Jefferson City
Committeeman (07) Chris Howard - Ballwin
Committeewoman (07) Mary Jane Jokerst – St. Louis
Committeeman (08) Robert Hertzog – Lee’s Summit
Committeewoman (08) Shirley Simmons – Lee’s Summit
Committeeman (09) James Fitts – Kansas City
Committeewoman (09) Jennifer Finch – Kansas City
Committeeman (10) Jonathan Sternberg – Kansas City
Committeewoman (10) Sarah Miller – Kansas City
Committeeman (11) Jeff Workman – Independence
Committeewoman (11) Amy Workman – Independence
Committeeman (12) Gary Black – Trenton
Committeewoman (12) Louise Reasoner – Chillicothe
Committeeman (13) Bryan Koen – Florissant
Committeewoman (13) Edna Ditto – Florissant
Committeeman (14) John Scates – St. Louis
Committeewoman (14) Sarah Davoli – St. Louis
Committeeman (15) Richard Magee – Glendale
Committeewoman (15) Peggy Adams – Kirkwood
Committeeman (16) Mike Gosnell – Rolla
Committeewoman (16) Mary Stubblefield – Cuba
Committeeman (17) Ronald Muck – Kansas City
Committeewoman (17) Mary Jilka – Liberty
Committeeman (18) John Thomas – Madison
Committeewoman (18) Nadine Thurman – Clarence
Committeeman (19) Yancy Williams – Columbia
Committeewoman (19) Valinda Freed - Moberly
Committeeman (20) Darrell Proctor – Springfield
Committeewoman (20) Ione Dines – Marshfield
Committeeman (21) Gary Harris – Boonville
Committeewoman (21) Linda Leabo – Norborne
Committeeman (22) Dwight Vermette – Barnhart
Committeewoman (22) Janet Engelbach – Hillsboro
Committeewoman (23) Penny Henke – St. Charles
Committeeman (24) Neal Breitweiser – St. Louis
Committeewoman (24) Suzanne O’Sullivan – Richmond Heights
Committeeman (25) Hardy Billington – Poplar Bluff
Committeewoman (25) Karmen Carson – Poplar Bluff
Committeeman (26) Dennis Broadbooks – Wildwood
Committeewoman (26) Joy Gerstein – Washington
Committeeman (27) Scott Clark – Jackson
Committeewoman (27) Kathy Swan – Cape Girardeau
Committeeman (28) Craig Westfall – Halfway
Committeewoman (28) Marilyn Drake – Warsaw
Committeewoman (29) Brenda Morrill – Kimberling City
Committeeman (30) Tom Fowler – Springfield
Committeewoman (30) Thelma Neff – Springfield
Committeeman (31) Chuck Heiss - Centerview
Committeewoman (31) Violet Corbett – Knob Noster
Committeeman (32) Nick Myers - Joplin
Committeewoman (32) Merre Putnam - Carthage
Committeeman (33) Charles Dickinson - Hartville
Committeewoman (33) Shirley Burris – Lebanon
Committeeman (34) James Rooney - Weston
Committeewoman (34) Sherrie Ott – St. Joseph
Who Would They Pick?
One of the vanquished – Steelman or Brunner? Or consensus candidate, elder statesman placeholder who could bring stability and higher odds against McCaskill?
Akin to Talk
Mike Huckabee announces via Twitter that Todd Akin will be on his show at “1:06 ET”
Listen here. That’s as friendly a venue as is possible for the embattled candidate.
And
The contagion that Republicans have to be worried about… Rep. Jason Kander, running for secretary of state, sends fundraising letter tying his opponent Rep. Shane Schoeller to Akin. The email blast is titled: “Like Todd Akin? You’ll Love Shane Schoeller.”
What does Schoeller do? Disavow Akin or take the hit?
Are the “Don’t Blame me I voted for Brunner” bumperstickers coming?....
From the twitterfeed of Rep. Ryan Silvey: “To be clear: I am one of the 64% of MO GOP voters who felt someone other than Akin would be the best candidate for US Senate.”