https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/17/huckabee-still-grumbling-about-how-badly-republicans-treated-todd-akin/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 00:33:30 -0400<![CDATA[After Akin’s comments about “legitimate rape,” many in the party wanted him off the stage and out of the race. But Huckabee says it was that reaction, and not Akin’s comment, that doomed his campaign: “It was like they not only saw his wounded body on the battlefield but pumped more bullets into him, and then they took what little water and food was left and took it away from him.”]]>Sat, 17 Nov 2012 16:20:40 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/17/huckabee-still-grumbling-about-how-badly-republicans-treated-todd-akin-n97576