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Blaming the rape victim

Rep. Todd Akin said that when he said "legitimate rape" he really meant women who make up false rape claims. MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell, Salon.com's Irin Carmon, and the Guardian US's Ana Marie Cox discuss Republicans' history of blaming rape survivors and how the Party's position on rape and abortion may impact the presidential election.