Greitens’s violent ad sets off GOP scramble to stop his Senate bid

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Greitens’s violent ad sets off GOP scramble to stop his Senate bid
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GOP operatives and donors are privately working to undercut the Senate campaign of Eric Greitens after he released an ad hunting down members of his own party.

at the 2008 Democratic National Convention when Barack Obama was nominated. Two people who saw the results said the personal attacks moved voters away from Greitens, but not as much as highlighting his Democratic National Convention trip.

Greitens’s campaign itself, though, has struggled to raise money. The campaign did not pay to promote the violent ad, which advocated hunting “RINOs” — “John’s a Republican, will always be a Republican,” Crim said. “But in this scenario, with the extreme elements of the party controlling the Republican nominee, I think this was the best route to go.”If Wood decides to run, he would have the support of former senator John Danforth , who is raising money for a super PAC to back an independent bid.

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