Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rape and pregnancy controversies in the 2012 United States elections
I voted "keep or merge" on the Todd Akin controversy article, but an umbrella article that covers all the controversies together is quite justified because of the impact it had on the election in the short term and the US abortion debate in the long term. I disagree with the nominator when he says ''"There's just no way in hell this could ever be a neutral article."'' (Why not? Neutrality implies that we cover all significant viewpoints fairly, and give the facts. I see no reason why that cannot be done here) and ''"...this is just always going to be a list of statements that made brief headlines in a partisan election cycle."'' (No, the article should also covers reactions, the consequences this had on central Republican support, and the impact the statements had on the election, which included the Republicans losing a presumed safe pick-up in Missouri, and a close race in Indiana.) The nomination's claim that the title may as well be ''"List of things nasty Republicans said that offended people"'' is also a silly attack on a strawman argument, and anyone trying to move this article to that title as being just as good as the present title would be reverted and sanctioned for  very quickly. Apart from the wide news coverage at the time, the impact of the controversy was lasting since they had a major and probably decisive impact on two senate elections, and caused consternation deep into the Republican party also after the election
— User:Sjakkalle, 18:56, 22 November 2012 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:POINT (Wikipedia:Do not disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point)