Missouri’s Republican Leaders Rally to Support Eric Schmitt for Senate: ‘He’s Going to Win This Thing’Hannah Bleau 22 Aug 2022
Missouri’s Republican leaders are rallying to support Eric Schmitt for U.S. Senate as Republicans hope to gain the edge in the divided upper chamber, deeming him a “strong” candidate who will ultimately “unify” the party.
Schmitt, the state’s attorney general, secured a victory in the primary race following former President Trump’s generic endorsement of “Eric” — an unexpected endorsement, as it was unclear if he was endorsing Eric Schmitt or former Gov. Eric Greitens. However, Trump’s move, which some referred to as “one of the greatest trolls of all time,” essentially cleared the way for unification in the hot and divisive primary, regardless of outcome.
As Breitbart News reported:
In the end, it was Schmitt who won the nomination—and for Trump’s purposes he can obviously claim victory because he can say this one was the “Eric” he meant all along. But more importantly Trump’s move can help unite the party against the Democrats, as he took the temperature down significantly inside the party and focused the energy of all sides where they need it to be: on the Democrats and November.
Since then, Republicans have rallied to offer their support of Schmitt as he sets to face off against his Democrat opponent, Anheuser-Busch heiress Trudy Busch Valentine.
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