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Eric Schmitt Is The Only Missouri MAGA Candidate Who Can Save America

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America’s future is on the ballot in the 2022 midterm elections and voters have two choices. Joe Biden’s $5 gas prices, rising inflation, and out of touch socialist agenda, or a return to the America First policies of President Trump that secured the southern border, created American energy independence, and fought Big Tech censorship. 

Americans cannot afford Joe Biden’s agenda and our future as a nation is held in the balance of the U.S. Senate. Fortunately, we have a path to return to the prosperity of the America First Trump agenda in November by taking back the majority in the U.S. Senate. However, this is only accomplished if we elect strong, America First Trump conservatives who can win the general election in November—which is critical to the upcoming Missouri Senate primary. 

Nominating viable candidates who are best positioned to defeat the Democrats is a smart strategy, just like President Trump’s endorsement of J.D. Vance in Ohio. President Trump explained, “We cannot play games. It’s all about winning!” and “[J.D.] is the best chance for victory in what could be a very tough race.” 

President Trump knows the importance of nominating electable candidates to secure a conservative majority in the Senate. In the Pennsylvania Senate race, President Trump said, “Perhaps most importantly, I believe that Mehmet Oz will be the most able to win the general election against a Radical Left Democrat.” 

President Trump has clearly laid out the roadmap to a Republican majority: nominate strong America First conservatives who have a clear path to victory in the general election. 

Fortunately, in the primary election for Missouri’s open U.S. Senate seat America First Trump conservatives have a clear choice, and that’s Eric Schmitt. As Attorney General, Eric Schmitt has carried the America First mantle, fighting Joe Biden’s agenda at every turn and standing up for President Trump’s policies. Eric Schmitt took Biden’s forced OSHA vaccine mandate to the U.S. Supreme Court and won; he sued to protect the Keystone XL pipeline; and he has been at the forefront of the fight for American energy independence. 

Nominating Eric Schmitt ensures Missouri sends an America First candidate to the Senate in November. 

The candidacy of Eric Greitens, who sits at third place in public polling, has brought major concerns to Missouri Republicans. He is known not as a fighter or an effective leader, but as a quitter. 

A Greitens nomination has Democrats giddy, eager to see a weak GOP candidate deliver the state of Missouri to Chuck Schumer, and likely put the U.S. Senate in Democrat control. And the Democrats are ready. They’ve propped up Democrat frontrunner Trudy Busch Valentine to take on Greitens. An heiress to the massive Busch family fortune and worth $215 million. Meanwhile, Former Senator John Danforth has vowed to spend $20 million in support of third party candidate and never-Trumper John Wood in an effort to ensure a Democrat victory. 

Eric Greitens is not a viable candidate in the general election. With Greitens lacking viability, and President Trump publicly declaring Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler “doesn’t have what it takes to take on the Radical Left Democrats,” and telling Missourians to “forget about Vicky Hartzler for Senate,” conservatives are presented with one choice in the August 2nd primary election. 

There is no clearer option than Eric Schmitt. Eric Schmitt is surging in the polls, and for good reason. Eric Schmitt proudly defended the America First movement and delivered victory after victory for President Trump. When it counted, Eric Schmitt always had President Trump’s back. 

It’s time for MAGA Republicans to stand up and save our country. If you believe that America First is worth fighting for, we must support Eric Schmitt for Senate. The future of our country hangs in the balance and Eric Schmitt is a candidate who will fight to Save America.