What is the law on this in MO???
The last time this happened was in NJ, some years ago, when a Dem candidate got irreparably tarnished, and the Dem Party got the courts to set aside a state law so that they could substitue a ‘ringer’ (Lautenberg) to save the election...
But I doubt that Pubbies have that option/luxury....
Er, did you forget the pubbies did that exact same thing with Jack Ryan in Illinois? They pulled him from the ticket which led directly to Obama starting his career in the Senate. That may not have springboarded him directly to the presidency, since electing Obama required such a level of stupidity that whoever voted for him would’ve probably done the same even if he ascended to the presidency directly from his previous lofty position of community organizer.
I’m sure that if he resigned and withdrew from the race, the Republican Party of Missouri would have the right to substitute another candidate.