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Mainly because Missouri's AG is running for Senate, and he needs better wingnut credentials to compete in the primary with Eric Greitens and Mark McCloskey.
by ProjectArcturis 5y ago
Mainly because Missouri's AG is running for Senate, and he needs better wingnut credentials to compete in the primary with Eric Greitens and Mark McCloskey.
- Turing_Machine 5y agoThis is a statute passed by the Missouri House and Senate, and signed by the Governor. It wasn't an action by the Attorney General.
- ProjectArcturis 5y agoBut the AG gets to be the public face of defending it. It raises his profile at an important time. The whole thing was orchestrated by Schmitt's establishment-Republican allies in the MO House and Senate. They're afraid Greitens or McCloskey might win the primary, which would mean a Democrat might have a chance at that seat.