Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Tom Smith compares having a child out of wedlock to rape

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' PA-Sen: Ruh-roh. PoliticsPA has the transcript of Republican Senate nominee Tom Smith's talk with reporters at a Monday luncheon at the Pennsylvania Press Club:

Mark Scolforo, Associated Press: How would you tell a daughter or a granddaughter who, God forbid, would be the victim of a rape, to keep the child against her own will? Do you have a way to explain that?

Smith: I lived something similar to that with my own family. She chose life, and I commend her for that. She knew my views. But, fortunately for me, I didn't have to.. she chose they way I thought. No don't get me wrong, it wasn't rape.

Scolforo: Similar how?

Smith: Uh, having a baby out of wedlock.

Scolforo: That's similar to rape?

Smith: No, no, no, but' put yourself in a father's situation, yes. It is similar. But, back to the original, I'm pro-life, period.

And just when the GOP thought it might finally be getting past Todd Akin....