If he were really a strong candidate, the GOP wouldn't be abandoning him.
Still, almost any Republican should prove to be a stronger candidate than "KALIKAK" MCCASKILL
On the other hand they voted a guy in as Senator some years ago who ended up going into the law business with the faithless Sutton puke who foolishly prosecuted border patrolmen Ramos and Campeon who managed to shoot an international dope peddler/transporter in the tail.
So the Lord only knows what lurks in the hearts of the people of MO