Former President Donald Trump on the eve of the Missouri primaries gave an endorsement in the Republican primary for Missouri's open Senate seat.
for Missouri's open Senate seat, but there was some confusion about who had been selected.
And with that, Trump apparently eliminated anyone in the field of 19 who is not named Eric. There are two leading candidates who share the first name: Attorney General Eric Schmitt and former Attorney GeneralThe semi-endorsement came as Schmitt has broken ahead in recent polls, including one by Emerson College released in late July where he led Rep. Vicky Hartzler by 12 points. Greitens was third in that poll.
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