Crossroads pulls out of Missouri after Akin comments

The conservative outside-spending powerhouse Crossroads GPS is pulling its ads from the Missouri Senate race, three sources confirmed to POLITICO.

The group had originally booked a new round of ads to start Wednesday but began canceling them earlier today. The decision comes in the wake of comments by Missouri Rep. and GOP Senate nominee Todd Akin questioning how often women can get pregnant from “legitimate rape.”

Contacted about the decision to withdraw its resources from Missouri, Crossroads spokesman Nate Hodson responded: “The act speaks for itself.”

Akin has faced calls from multiple Republican senators to drop out of the Senate race and allow another candidate to run in his place. In a radio interview with Mike Huckabee on Monday, Akin said he had made a mistake but that he intends to stay in the race.