Retiring Guy's Digest: Sleazy, scandal-plagued, gun-toting, Eric Greitens goes down in flames in Missouri US Senate GOP primary

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Sleazy, scandal-plagued, gun-toting, Eric Greitens goes down in flames in Missouri US Senate GOP primary

Polls missed the groundswell of support for Eric Schmitt. Greitens had been the frontrunner in this race since late June, but his poll numbers tanked in July.

Source: Real Clear Politics

Headline: Washington Post, 8/2/2022

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate on Tuesday with surprising ease, ending months of worry among GOP leaders that scandal-scarred former Gov. Eric Greitens might win the primary and jeopardize what should be a reliably red seat in November.
In November, Schmitt will be opposed by Anheuser-Busch beer heiress Trudy Busch Valentine, who defeated Marine veteran Lucas Kunce and nine others in the Democratic primary. Both also face a challenge from a well-funded independent, John Wood, who has the financial backing of former Sen. John Danforth.
Although she finished in second place, Vicky Hartzler doesn't rate a mention until paraph three.

7/13/2022 update starts here

Polls: Real Clear Politics

Headline: U.S. News and World Report, 7/20/2022

Eric Greitens resigned as Missouri governor amid criminal charges and legislative investigations, is accused by his ex-wife of abuse and bullying and has run a widely condemned ad suggesting he was hunting members of his own party with a gun. And the Republican is still a leading contender for election to the U.S. Senate.
In the final weeks before the Aug. 2 primary, Greitens remains well positioned to clinch the nomination for the Senate seat being vacated by Republican Roy Blunt, who is not seeking a third term.

6/20/2022 update starts here

Screenshots from video below

Poll averages: Real Clear Politics

Headline: Wisconsin State Journal, 6/20/2022

Viewers of the 38-second video are then directed to go to Greitens’ campaign website, where a $25 donation will get a sticker with the “RINO Hunting Permit” design shown in the video.

4/10/2022 update, "Sleazy, scandal-plagued Eric Greitens still in the thick of Missouri GOP U.S. Senate primary race", starts here.

Headline: New York Times, 4/5/2022

Lurid allegations of blackmail, sexual misconduct and child abuse would doom most politicians. Not Eric Greitens. Or at least not yet. Until recently, the former Missouri governor was the undisputed leader of the state’s Senate race, despite facing years of scandals. Republicans have urged him to drop out amid fears that his possible victory in the Aug. 2 primary could hand a seat in the chamber to Democrats — or at least force the G.O.P. to stomach an unpalatable candidate in a state that should be undisputed Republican turf.

Doomed? Unpalatable? Not in Missouri. At least not yet.

Original 3/22/2022 post," Eric Greitens confirms that he is 'only real' Trump candidate in Missouri GOP race for U.S. Senate", stats here.