a few male Republican candidates res- onated so ‘broadly because they reflected the perception of the GOP as a conclave of out-of-tovch men. As Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri might put it, when a candidate emerges with offensive: views about rape, “the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.”

become timely again, but now my target has been clarified, though it's still those increasingly incredible sexist legislators. Take Missouri Senator Todd Akin—please. Referring to conception during a rape, when he said, “If it’ s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing do

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