I’m inclined to back Schweich too based on good things I’ve heard and the fact he’s been elected statewide (beating a rat incumbent no less), but I don’t like this circular firing squad stuff. If Hanaway wins the primary that Judas scumbag Koster will use Schweich’s remarks.
Hanaway had a cleared field for Secretary of State in 2004, fresh off of serving as the 1st GOP House Speaker in MO since 1929, but she still lost by 5% even as Matt Blunt took the Governor’s race (against Robin Carnahan). That she’s running now 12 years out of elective office is bizarre, because I wouldn’t consider her a first-tier candidate (add to that, the individual Schweich cited as a donor to Hanaway also is bankrolling Koster, which is troubling).
Schweich was so formidable in 2014 that the Dems didn’t even run a candidate against him. One big thing the state GOP should do under a Gov. Schweich (and I’ve mentioned it before), is that all statewide offices should shift to off-year elections.