Senate Hopeful Eric Greitens Leads GOP Primary by Double Digits — Gains Support with Anti-McConnell StanceBreitbart, Oct 13, 2021
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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