Posted on 08/25/2022 6:10:07 AM PDT by rktman
On Tuesday of this week, "independent" Missouri U.S. Senate candidate John Wood, a senior investigative counsel on the Jan. 6 committee, announced his withdrawal from the race.
The move came as something of a shock to most people as his patron, former Missouri Republican U.S. Sen. John Danforth, had already spent millions on Wood's campaign.
It did not, however, come as a shock to me. A week before his withdrawal announcement, I had a chance encounter with Wood at a Kansas City diner. The fallout from that breakfast may well have hastened Wood's departure.
Wood had entered the race in June under the pretext that he could not stand by and watch disgraced former Gov. Eric Greitens represent the party.
"That would have been unacceptable, embarrassing, and dangerous for my party, my state, and my Country," Wood tweeted on Tuesday as he announced his withdrawal.
But anyone paying attention knew that Greitens had no chance. In a crowded primary field that included two popular sitting members of Congress, Attorney General Eric Schmitt won handily with 46% of the vote. Greitens came in a distant third at 19%.
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
It was nice that the opposition expended resources on a loser.
I can tell you that republicans in DC can never be seen watching fox. They never get real news unless they leave the state. They never have honest discussions. Its just too dangerous. In DC there is the SWAMP party. It has two factions communists and military/intelligence supporters. The military supporters support the spending for weapons. The intelligence wing support other countries through the state department. The communists support government unions and workers at all levels. Thats what we are really up against.
That’s one reason why I favor no limits on campaign spending... I’m 100% for allowing people to pour their money down the drain, as long as it’s disclosed.
Sounds like Cashill and his friend got a chance to really grill this guy...great story.
Sad how far off the rails he eventually ended up.
“Had high hopes for Eric Greitens when he first entered politics years ago. Sad how far off the rails he eventually ended up.”
A lot of us feel the same way.
Really good piece.
Danforth *spit* is an effet buffoon.
Hahahahaha.
Headline should read “Cashill and Pal eat Wood for dinner”
Thanks for posting this.
Danforth is scum.
Wood is scum.
Blunt is scum.
To those of us who are not familiar with the Greitens story, what happened to him?
Quotes from the article:
[Wood] had not seen the Dinesh D’Souza movie on election fraud, “2,000 Mules.”
Wood thought Michael Byrd, the cop who shot Ashli Babbitt at the Capitol on Jan. 6, totally justified. “A small, unarmed woman, a veteran?” I asked. Yup, justified.
Despite his position as senior investigator, Wood did not know who Rosanne Boyland was. I explained she was the woman who was beaten and gassed while she lay dying in a crowed Capitol tunnel. I thought he might know that.
They also dislike Senator Hawley. In fact Danforth is on record staing he regrets backing Hawley.
bingo!
his job was get greitens
the withdrawal was part of the plan
Is Greitens out of the race?
Having worked with his dad for 20 plus years, I hoped that Eric would be more like his mother, who was my youngest son’s pre-school teacher. Sadly, he was just like his dad.
Some hearts only God can change.
Yup. Came in 3rd in the GOP primary.
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