Ex-US Rep. Todd Akin, sunk by ‘legitimate rape’ remark, dies

Akin faced pressure from the national GOP to withdraw and allow the state party to pick a replacement. He refused and ended up losing the race by nearly 16 percentage points, receiving 39% of the vote. Yet other Republican officials and officeholders across the U.S. occasionally echoed his remarks — signaling how conservative some of the party’s base had become on the issue.

After 4 years of Trump, his comments would barely register today
Explain.
 

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