I caught a little clip on NBCnews today that illustrates how Orwellian and Machiavellian this election is. Joe Scarborough was pretty put out with Todd Akin today. Not so much because Akin was wrong (although Joe made it clear he thought Akin is wrong) but for how much damage Akin's remarks are doing to the GOP brand. Joe opened a segment about the GOP in general and Akin and later brought in Claire McCaskill. He baited her to be smug (she has a hint of a smile) about 4:45 in and then flat out asks her if she wanted Akin to win the primary around 7:26 in. (I'll try to embed the video)