Eric Schmitt is so far running against, in the 2022 Missouri US Senate GOP primary, a disgraced former governor and an Andy Warhol 15 minute phenomenon. Eric Greitens, the guv, got nailed in a sex and charity bust. Mark McCloskey, the zeitgeist maven, was the guy who defended his St. Louis home against BLM. Nice move, but it doesn’t warrant the Senate. Try city council first, Mark.

FNC: “Missouri Senate hopeful Eric Schmitt, who is currently the state’s Republican attorney general, said this week that he has already raised more than $1 million ahead of the 2022 race.

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“Other Republicans in the race include Eric Greitens and Mark McCloskey. Greitens was Missouri’s governor from 2017 to 2018. Greitens resigned as governor in 2018 amid allegations of sexual misconduct – which he denied – and charges that he used a veterans charity he set up to fundraise for his gubernatorial campaign. The charges of violating campaign finance laws were dropped in a deal he struck with prosecutors. Blunt announced in March that he would not seek reelection in 2022. Blunt said in a video that ‘after 14 general election victories – three to county office, seven to the United States House of Representatives, and four statewide elections – I won’t be a candidate for reelection to the United States Senate next year.’ ”

Inflation measures are the highest they’ve been in decades.

Inflation hits working families the hardest.

👎The price of gas is up
👎 The cost of groceries are up.
👎 The cost of a car is up.
👎 the cost of lumber is up.

The Biden economy isn’t working for working people.

— Eric Schmitt (@Eric_Schmitt) May 28, 2021

“We’re off to a really good start. I mean, we raised a million dollars in a pretty short period of time. The support’s been great. And we’re going to continue to work hard because we can’t lose Missouri,” Schmitt said in a recent podcast interview.

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“I’ve won statewide twice by 18 points and then 22 points. But those Senate races are always much closer than that. And a flawed candidate can lose Missouri. We’ve seen that happen. Republicans lose. I mean, even [Sen.] Josh Hawley, you know, who’s doing a fantastic job, won by six points, and [Sen.] Roy Blunt won by three points,” he continued.

“The support’s been tremendous and we’re working hard. Somebody told me long time ago, you run unopposed or scared, right? And so you just work as hard as you possibly can. And I think, again, having been around the state, people know me. The support has been really overwhelming. And that’s what it’s going to take to hold on to the seat, because the Democrats will look for any opening whatsoever to try to make people have to play in a state like Missouri. “