The national GOP sharing Akins' views yet condemning admission of them, due to popular disgust, proves naught but their hypocrisy. The GOP platform, as many before it, demands a constitutional abortion ban without exceptions, as Akin desires. Both their presidential and vice presidential nominees met with the same Dr. Willkes whose claim womens bodies "shut down" rape-pregnancy Akins cited, and both stated they agree with him, despite their condemnation now. The only difference between them and Akins is that he is honest enough to admit his policy views to voters during rather than after the election. Truth is no straw man.

As to reporting on the ads, a slew of writers calling McCaskill "savvy" and similar things demonstrates how much they have been covered.