Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt said he is currently not planning to endorse in the Republican primary, but he did not rule it out.
“Almost everybody in that primary has been helpful to me. And their supporters have almost all been helpful to me,” Blunt said. “And my current view is that I hope not to have to become involved in the primary.”
Blunt was mum on what might push him to become involved, saying he will “just have to see how it plays out.”
The GOP primary field in Missouri includes Reps. Vicky Hartzler and Billy Long, state Attorney General Eric Schmitt, and lawyer Mark McCloskey, who made national headlines last year for brandishing a gun when Black Lives Matter protesters were near his home. Another Senate hopeful is former Gov. Eric Greitens, who left office in 2018 amid multiple scandals, including allegations of sexual misconduct and blackmail, which he denied.
Asked if there was a concern about Greitens’ candidacy, Blunt said, “I didn’t say that. I said we’ll see how it plays out,” before heading to the Senate floor. Definitely not McCloskey. Tough call between Hartzler, Long, Schmitt and Greitens. Greitens did cheat on his wife if nothing else and I think a lot of Christians will hold that against him. I'd hate to see a dem win the general because of that. Long and Hartzler are both conservative and very pro Trump.
That’s why there is currently a Dem governor of Louisiana (your concern with Greitens) - though strangely the voters did forgive him for that in his prior race for re-election as to Senate, but it was recycled in his next race and they were not willing to overlook it that time.
Hartzler defeated a very long time incumbent (34 years, 17 terms) when she won her seat.