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Madison - Just days after major Republicans denounced state Rep. Roger Rivard for his comments on rape, the Washburn County Republican Party is planning a rally to boost Rivard and other Republicans - all of whom have condemned him.

Saturday's " Rally for Romney, Ryan, Rivard, Duffy, Thompson" in Spooner has been planned for months, and no changes are being made despite Rivard saying this week that his father told him when he was young that "some girls, they rape so easy." He said his father was warning him that women could agree to sex but then claim later it wasn't consensual.

Dan Hubin, the county party chairman, said he saw no reason to make any changes to the event.

"I don't know what the issue is here," he said. "I don't know why people are even making an issue of it."

The campaign of presidential candidate Mitt Romney instantly disassociated itself from the rally and stressed that it had been set up at the local level.

"The Romney campaign finds Rivard's comments reprehensible, and they have no place in civil discourse," said Romney spokesman Ben Sparks. "We do not condone the use of our candidates' names for any event whatsoever."

Romney's running mate, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan of Janesville, had endorsed Rivard but revoked it on Wednesday night after the Journal Sentinel reported on Rivard's comments.

U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy of Weston and U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson had not endorsed Rivard, and they issued statements denouncing him in response to his comments. Duffy, who had received $500 from Rivard, said he was giving that amount to a domestic abuse shelter in Superior.

The campaigns for Thompson and Duffy said they did not plan to attend the Spooner event.

Rivard, of Rice Lake, continued to lose support Friday, with the Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin, the Tavern League of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Grocers Association dropping their endorsements of him.

Rivard first made his comments in December to the Chetek Alert newspaper, but they did not receive widespread attention at the time. He explained them in more detail Wednesday with the Journal Sentinel. A few hours later, he issued a written statement saying he thought his comments could be misunderstood and that he considered rape a horrible crime.

After that, the Republican rebukes of Rivard were swift, though some came faster than others.

For instance, state Rep. Robin Vos (R-Rochester) - who is in charge of the campaign operation committed to electing Republicans to the Assembly - at a Thursday luncheon sponsored by WisPolitics.com said he believed voters would re-elect Rivard.

"Roger's comments, I think, when I read his statement as to where his feelings truly are, I know that's where his heart is," Vos said, according to WisPolitics. "He has daughters and granddaughters. He is a man who has tried very hard to explain what his position is. . . . I didn't think he did as good a job as he could have."

He went on to say if voters looked at Rivard's "entire record, not a single sentence," they would "return him to Madison."

Three hours later, Vos took a very different stance. He issued a statement condemning Rivard's comments as "unacceptable and embarrassing" and withdrew his support. Kit Beyer, a spokeswoman for Vos, said the Republican Assembly Campaign Committee would no longer provide financial support to Rivard.

"Roger's running his own race," she said.

Rivard continues to enjoy the endorsements of the National Federation of Independent Business-Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Restaurant Association, Wisconsin Right to Life and Pro-Life Wisconsin.

Rivard faces Democrat Stephen Smith in the Nov. 6 election.