The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. September 28, 2012 Akin Draws Fresh Criticism for Saying Opponent Was Previously More "Ladylike" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Embattled Missouri Congressmember and Senate candidate Todd Akin is again drawing criticism for new sexist remarks after claiming Democratic opponent Senator Claire Mc Caskill was more "ladylike" in her previous election six years ago. Akin drew a massive backlash and calls to drop out of the race against Mc Caskill after remarking that women rarely become pregnant from what he termed "legitimate rape." Despite the criticism, Akin has remained in the race past a deadline earlier this week to remove himself from the ballot. His bid to unseat Mc Caskill is one of the most closely watched Senate races this year.