COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Wednesday announced he's making a bid to replace Roy Blunt in the Senate, setting up a Republican primary against disgraced former Gov.
Eric Greitens. Schmitt is a strong contender with a record of winning statewide elections and who is backed by Missouri mega-donor Rex Sinquefield.
In a written release, Schmitt pushed his conservative credentials and railed against “the radical left.” Blunt's March 8 decision not to run for another term opened the floodgates for ambitious Republicans interested in succeeding him.
But the GOP field is narrowing. Early favorite Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft bowed out, as did Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe. Political scientists have speculated that