ST. LOUIS (AP) – Senate Republicans were counting on a win in GOP-friendly Missouri.
Instead they’re suddenly plunging millions into the state to save incumbent Sen. Roy Blunt from a young challenger who assembled an AR-15 rifle blindfolded in a daring new ad.
Polls show the race is close, but Democrats argue the momentum is with Missouri’s 35-year-old secretary of state, Jason Kander, a former Army intelligence officer in Afghanistan.
Democrats’ Senate campaign committee has sought to seize the moment, announcing $3.5 million in new advertising last week.
This week, national Republicans were forced to answer back with more than $500,000 in broadcast spending so far in St. Louis and Springfield.