Missouri newspaper releases scathing Josh Hawley editorial, endorses rival

[Ray Bogan]

MISSOURI’S LARGEST NEWSPAPER HAS A SCATHING STAFF EDITORIAL OUT ENDORSING INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN SENATOR JOSH HAWLEY’S OPPONENT. THE ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH CALLED HAWLEY QUOTE “QUITE POSSIBLY THE WORST SITTING SENATOR IN AMERICA RIGHT NOW.” 

“THE DISPATCH” PUBLISHED ITS ENDORSEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER LUCAS KUNCE, SUNDAY. 

THE PIECE CRITICIZED HAWLEY FOR WHAT IT SAID WAS HIS ROLE IN THE JANUARY SIXTH 20-21 ATTACK ON THE US CAPITOL WHEN TRUMP SUPPORTERS STORMED THE BUILDING IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE ELECTION CERTIFICATION. 

THE EDITORIAL MENTIONED A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TO BLAME, BUT THAT HAWLEY STOOD OUT AFTER BECOMING THE FIRST SENATOR TO CHALLENGE THE 20-20 ELECTION RESULTS. HE CONTINUED TO OBJECT WHEN CONGRESS RECONVENED AFTER THE RIOT. 

FOR THOSE WHO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE INTEGRITY OF OUR ELECTIONS, THOSE WHO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN NOVEMBER, THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE MEANS, THIS IS THE LAWFUL PLACE WHERE THOSE OBJECTIONS AND CONCERNS SHOULD BE HEARD. 

THE NEWSPAPER ALSO POINTED TO THE MOMENT HAWLEY RAISED HIS FIST IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE RIOTERS.

HOURS LATER HE WAS CAUGHT ON SECURITY CAMERAS RUNNING FROM THE RIOTERS THROUGH THE HALLS OF THE CAPITOL. 

THE NEWSPAPER’S EDITORIAL BOARD SAID QUOTE “HAWLEY’S ROLE IN JANUARY SIXTH WOULD, IN ITSELF, MERIT EXPULSION FROM THE SENATE BY MISSOURI VOTERS. 

THEY WENT ON TO CRITICIZE HAWLEY’S RECORD IN THE SENATE CITING A LACK OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND HIS OPPOSITION TO U-S AID TO UKRAINE. 

KUNCE IS A 13 YEAR MARINE VETERAN.

HE AND HAWLEY FACED OFF IN A DEBATE WITH TWO OTHER CANDIDATES IN SEPTEMBER. 

STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS REACHED OUT TO SENATOR HAWLEY’S TEAM FOR A RESPONSE ON THE ST LOUIS POST-DISPATCH’S EDITORIAL, BUT WE HAVE YET TO HEAR BACK.

FOR SAN, I’M RAY BOGAN.

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