Joe Scarborough: Tired of GOP Being the "Stupid Party"

The former Florida Republican Congressman turned MSNBC morning host voted for Ron Paul in this year's primary

On Tuesday's edition of "Morning Joe," host Joe Scarborough vented his frustration with Missouri Rep. Todd Akin (R)'s refusal to drop out of the race for U.S. Senate and said that he's tired of his party being the "Stupid Party." Akin is the Republican congressman who said in an interview earlier this week that a woman's body can stop conception in the instance of a "legitimate rape," thus obviating a need for exemptions from abortion restrictions for the victims of rape and incest.

On Monday, Scarborough said that Akin was evidence of a Republican party that had placed ideology ahead of actual electability and fitness to govern. On Tuesday, with Akin (thus far) refusing to get out of the race, Scarborough made it clear that, to his thinking, the mortally wounded Akin campaign could be spoiling the chances for Republicans to take the majority of seats in the Senate.