No, he is falling for democrat money and democrat trolls.
The $2 million Claire McCaskill spent on pushing this dimwit across the finish line in the primaries was the most effective $2 million any candidate has ever spent.
Expect this to become a more frequent Dem strategy, picking out the dumbest Republican candidate, the one least able to stand up to scrutiny and most likely to make of fool of themselves and supporting them financially through the primaries.