{"id":1571791,"date":"2022-07-26T13:08:23","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T17:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1571791"},"modified":"2022-07-26T13:22:36","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T17:22:36","slug":"scandal-plagued-gop-candidate-plummets-in-key-senate-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scandal-plagued-gop-candidate-plummets-in-key-senate-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"Scandal-Plagued GOP Candidate Plummets In Key Senate Primary"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fscandal-plagued-gop-candidate-plummets-in-key-senate-primary%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1571791&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-13-at-10.12.41-PM-e1594696471520.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Former Missouri Governor Eric Greitens\u2019 Senate bid is sinking as his opponents flood the airwaves with ads about his alleged domestic dispute with his ex-wife, Politico reported Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Greitens has consistently been a frontrunner for more than a year, data from RealClearPolitics <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/2022\/senate\/mo\/missouri_senate_republican_primary-7573.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">showed<\/a>. The latest polling has 39% of voters backing Attorney General Eric Schmitt, followed by U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler with 25% and Greitens with 18%, <a href=\"https:\/\/emersoncollegepolling.com\/us-senate-primary-battles-in-missouri-republican-schmitt-surges-as-greitens-drops-democrats-busch-valentine-and-kunce-in-tight-race-for-nomination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to a poll sponsored by The Hill and Emerson.<\/p>\n<p>Several anti-Greitens political action committees have formed to combat the former governor\u2019s appeal and thrown millions of dollars into advertisements to shift public opinion, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensecrets.org\/outsidespending\/detail.php?cmte=C00816991&#038;cycle=2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to data from OpenSecrets. Several GOP insiders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/07\/26\/greitens-drops-to-third-place-in-missouri-senate-gop-primary-after-allegations-of-domestic-abuse-00047813?nname=playbook&#038;nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&#038;nrid=33d03576-41e0-4893-a388-365adbdd84e2&#038;nlid=630318\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told<\/a> Politico they feared Greitens could win the Republican primary but ultimately lose the general election in an otherwise safe seat due to his alleged controversies.<\/p>\n<p>The anti-Greitens PACs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensecrets.org\/outsidespending\/recips.php?cmte=C00776385&#038;cycle=2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Save Missouri Values<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensecrets.org\/outsidespending\/detail.php?cmte=C00816991&#038;cycle=2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Show Me Values<\/a> have spent more than $10 million on advertisements highlighting Greitens\u2019 alleged domestic abuse of his wife and son, according to OpenSecrets.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, Greitens <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2018\/05\/29\/eric-greitens-resign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">resigned<\/a> as governor of Missouri after allegations came out that Greitens had allegedly tied up his hairstylist in his basement and allegedly sexually assaulted her, coupled with a campaign finance violation of using emails from his private non-profit to fundraise, according to Politico.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Disgraced former Gov. Eric Greitens drops to 3rd place in Missouri Senate GOP primary after new allegations of domestic and child abuse made by his ex-wife.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8RVvGW6pQq\">https:\/\/t.co\/8RVvGW6pQq<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A8blGV5NF7\">pic.twitter.com\/A8blGV5NF7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jim Roberts (@nycjim) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nycjim\/status\/1551880069194317824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2022<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sheena Greitens, the former governor\u2019s ex-wife, recently <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/03\/21\/sheena-greitens-eric-greitens-domestic-abuse-child-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">testified<\/a> under an affidavit that Greitens physically assaulted her and their three-year-old son while they were married during an ongoing custody battle, according to Politico. Greitens denied the accusations, claiming they were politically motivated.<\/p>\n<p>In June, Greitens <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=83jpx-IhS5g&#038;ab_channel=PaulBudlineProd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">released<\/a> an ad that gathered national attention showing him holding a rifle and breaking into a home to conduct a \u201cRINO hunting\u201d SWAT raid. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/07\/11\/trump-refuses-to-endorse-gop-senate-candidate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Trump Refuses To Endorse GOP Senate Candidate In Crowded Race, Praises Greitens)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s a case of the straw that broke the camel\u2019s back,\u201d Greg Keller, a Republican strategist working for a pro-Schmitt super PAC, told Politico. \u201cI think Missouri Republican primary voters have, and rightly so, a lot of skepticism about what they read in the press.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Keller explained that the evidence against the former governor is overwhelming.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut at some point, when Missouri\u2019s former first lady comes forward and says Greitens beat her when they were married, and says the same thing about his young son, voters think, \u2018The number and the seriousness of the charges against him are just too much for me. I\u2019m tapping out,&#8217;\u201d said Keller.<\/p>\n<p>Greitens\u2019 campaign told Politico that the poll numbers were inaccurate but did not provide alternative polling to verify the claim.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFake poll numbers peddled by grifters are an albatross in the political world and Governor Greitens will become the next U.S. senator from Missouri,\u201d \u00a0Greitens\u2019 campaign manager Dylan Johnson told Politico.<\/p>\n<p>Greitens has angled his messaging around Trump\u2019s core policies of securing the southern border and incentivizing tax reform, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ericgreitens.com\/archive-news\/maga-vs-mcconnell-the-showdown-for-missouris-senate-seat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to his campaign website. Yet, he faces stiff competition from Schmitt, who also vies for the former President\u2019s endorsement.<\/p>\n<p>Greitens\u2019 campaign did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018The number and the seriousness of the charges against him are just too much for me. 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