Big and surprising news broke this morning as Missouri's own Republican Senator Roy Blunt announced he will not seek reelection in 2022. That was out of the blue. ---Senator Blunt is now the fifth Republican Senator to announce he won't be seeking reelection next go around. It is big news and, I think, a good indication of the state of the Republican Party, too. It's in a shambles, mostly after and because of Donald Trump and his presidency but it's also been tearing itself apart in recent time. ---On top of this is that it's also been announced Mitchell McConnell over in Kentucky is setting things up for his exit. It's not enough he is signalling his exit, however, he's apparently trying to set it up within the state that he must be replaced by another member of the same Republican Party, people's wishes be damned. Anyway, it seems at least some of the old guard of the party are moving on and out. ---Jason Kander already came out and said he will not be getting in the race for the job. It will be interesting to see if former Senator Claire McCaskill does get in the race. I would think this helps Scott Sifton in his already running campaign for the job. ---Anyway, fascinating, even positive stuff to start the week, folks! ---Have a great day and week, campers! Onward!
