What Am I Missing?

Todd Akin is radioactive and needs to be sent down the memory hole for his statements. Mitt Romney says he needs to go for espousing these outrageous views. And yet, the ‘expert’ who Akin got his ideas from is someone the Romney camp has been courting as a supporter in this very campaign cycle. Indeed, the guy got a private sit-down with Romney during the primaries. This isn’t a story why?