Posted on 10/13/2021 12:17:33 PM PDT by cotton1706
Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens (R), who is vying to replace outgoing Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO), holds a substantial lead among his primary challengers — a lead which increases when voters are told of his vow to vote against reelecting Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) as Republican leader, a Fabrizio Lee & Associates survey released this week found.
On the surface, Greitens, who has positioned himself as a MAGA candidate, leads his Republican primary challengers by double digits, garnering 36 percent support in the field.
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt (R), perhaps his top GOP challenger, falls in a distant second with 17 percent support, and Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO) comes in third with ten percent support. No other candidate saw support reaching double digits.
However, Greitens’ lead expands further when voters are told of his pledge to remove McConnell as Republican leader in the Senate, jumping from 36 percent support to 44 percent support. In that scenario, Schmitt’s support drops by three percentage points, while Hartzler’s remains unchanged.
Referring to the Republican Party as the “MAGA Party,” Greiten pledged to oppose McConnell’s leadership position last month:
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Take note, Pantywaist Candidates!!
Greitens is a fighter. I $upported him early on in his run for Gov. Yet I didn’t expect so strong a showing this early in the campaign. This may encourage a few lower polling Republicans to drop out.
For what its worth the Mayor of KC (Democrat) has expressed interest in running for Blunt’s Senate Seat.
Until we replace ALL of the Bush League Republican Senators, McConnell will still be their leader and will keep assisting the Democrats.
Thought this would interest you......
LOL! You posted while I was typing....
I thought Billy would poll stronger. Afraid he is not that well known outside the Ozarks.
He won’t win. Cheating.
I’d forgotten about Greitens being in the race...
Missouri has its own ‘swamp’ badly in need of draining. We the people got screwed out of our vote for both Governor and President.
Blunt did himself proud.
His entire family hold jobs in government...
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The good ole boy swamp
Long looks like he’ll drop dead of a heart attack any second now. I’d worry he wouldn’t live through one term.
Not into Schmidt - seem RINO-ish
It’s was Hartzler or Greitens for me.
Check out Ronald Deets; https://www.senatordeets.us/
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