Jefferson City, Missouri (CNN)The Missouri Senate Republican race officially began on Tuesday, as the candidates filed their campaigns and quickly aimed their sights on former Gov. Eric Greitens, the apparent frontrunner who resigned in 2018 amid a sex scandal and charges of campaign misconduct.
Rep. Vicky Hartzler said Greitens brought "shame and disgrace" upon her state. State Attorney General Eric Schmitt said Greitens' resignation "left a lot of questions ... unanswered." Rep. Billy Long said if Greitens were the Missouri Senate GOP nominee, the Republican Party would have to spend tens of millions of dollars to "drag him across the finish line." State Senate President Dave Schatz said Greitens is "unfit for office." Attorney Mark McCloskey said Greitens' "basic character" is "shocking."
And Jack Danforth, a former Missouri GOP senator for nearly two decades, is so alarmed by the GOP field that he is now searching for an alternative.
Greitens has little regard for his Republican opponents and those who worry that his candidacy will imperil the party's chance to take back the Senate this year.
In an interview with CNN, the former governor was defiant, asserting that he did "absolutely" nothing wrong with his former hairdresser, who alleged he tied her up, coerced her into oral sex and threatened to blackmail her with partially nude photos to cover up their affair.
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