Missouri  US Rep. Todd Akin has confirmed he will stay in the US Senate race against Claire McCaskill.

Akin spoke with radio talk-show host Mike Huckabee saying he will stay in the Senate Race.

Those comments came just moments after a Missouri GOP delegation released a statement calling for Akin to step aside.   That statement was led by Senator Roy Blunt.  His office released the statement during mid-day Tuesday.

“U.S. Senator Roy Blunt called U.S. Representative Todd Akin’s recent statements ‘totally unacceptable’ and issued the following joint statement together with former Missouri U.S. Senators John Ashcroft, Kit Bond, John Danforth, and Jim Talent calling for Akin to step aside:   ‘We do not believe it serves the national interest for Congressman Todd Akin to stay in this race. The issues at stake are too big, and this election is simply too important. The right decision is to step aside.’”

Akin also reaffirmed his stand as an anti-abortion lawmaker.

Akin has been frantically trying to salvage his once-promising bid against incumbent Democrat Claire McCaskill in a race long targeted by the GOP as crucial to regaining control of the Senate.

Akin has until 5:00 pm this evening to step down from his senate race without the requirement of a court order.