BRANSON MO NEWS: U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt may currently be Missouri’s freshman senator but he has worked in the Capitol since 1997. Early in his career, he served as chief deputy whip for the GOP, eventually becoming House majority leader in 2005 and 2006. Now, though, Blunt is locked in a tight re-election bid that has gotten the attention of politicos from all over the country. With the odds tipping against Republicans hoping to keep control of the Senate, every contested seat is critical. At a recent campaign stop in Branson, Missouri, Blunt himself acknowledged the tough race saying, “the odds are pretty high that if I get elected, I’ll be the 51st Republican vote in the Senate,” as reported by RealClearPolitics. Blunt spoke with Up To Date host Steve Kraske on Friday, October 27, to defend his record on the Second Amendment, his continued support of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his career in the U.S. Senate. Interview highlights: On protecting the Second Amendment and background checks “I have supported background checks. What I don’t support is a list that the government can put you on that you don’t have any appeal process to get off of. That’s not who we …
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