Will Rep. Akin drop out of Senate race? Ana Navarro says 'he needs to go,' says calling it 'legitimate rape' is 'legitimately stupid'

(CNN) - Republican Senate candidate Todd Akin, under fire for his controversial comments about rape, faces a Tuesday deadline to withdraw from the U.S. Senate race in Missouri as some in his party are urging.

Akin, a six-term congressman, caused an uproar among both Republicans and Democrats after he said in a television interview Sunday that a woman's body is capable of preventing pregnancy in cases of "legitimate rape."

Top congressional Republicans, including House Speaker John Boehner, Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. John Cornyn of Texas advised Akin to spend time considering what is best for his family, party and country - political code for urging him to withdraw.

CNN contributor & GOP strategist Ana Navarro weighs in on if Rep. Todd Akin should bow out of a Senate race after rape comments.

Though she says she doesn't know what Rep. Akin will do, she does say there's one person who wants him to continue running.

"The people who want him to stay at this point is his opponent Claire McKaskill who would love to run against him because he's going to be very easy to beat...and his wife and his son, who allegedly both work on his campaign," Navarro says.

Navarro explains the chance to replace Akin closes with a deadline today at 6pm Eastern time, and suggests there are a number of candidates who could take Akin's place.

Navarro also takes issue with Akin's explanation to Mike Huckabee on his radio show as to his misuse of the phrase "legitimate rape," when he says he intended to say forcible rape.

"I think that when legislators start parsing and dissecting the word 'rape' they're getting into a slippery slope," Navarro says. "Calling it 'legitimate rape' to me is 'legitimately stupid.' Rape is rape. I don't understand what the word "forcible" has to be in there for."

"Rape is rape for Democrats, for Republicans, for all Americans. We all understand it as an act of violence," she adds.