The Kansas City Star

Blunt disinvited to GOP even in backlash over vote to block Trump’s emergency powers

By Bryan Lowry and Lindsay Wise

March 18, 2019

https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article228088259.html

“…U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt has been disinvited from a local GOP gathering in Christian County, Missouri, next month amid a backlash over his vote to block President Donald Trump’s use of emergency powers to build a border wall.

The senior GOP senator from Missouri was one of 12 Republicans who joined Democrats in voting against Trump’s national emergency declaration, a move that has sparked anger within the president’s base. As a Republican sharing the ballot with Trump in 2016, Blunt squeaked out a narrow 3-point win on Trump’s coattails.

His vote on Thursday angered ardent Trump supporters across Missouri, who saw it as a betrayal.

" "…President Trump tried every available means to work [with] the Senate to resolve the border issue and build the much-needed wall. He is well within his presidential powers to do this.” "

" "… The backlash against Blunt is widespread among conservative grassroots activists, said Ed Martin, a former Missouri Republican chair who serves as president of the conservative Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund.

“My people are like, what the heck?” Martin said.

“It’s people who don’t like Trump who are saying thank you for giving Trump a stick in the eye,” Martin said. “Anybody who is thanking Roy for doing that is probably against Trump…” "

Judging from the sentiment in this article, Senator Blunt’s vote could hurt his re-election chances in 2022. If ousted in the primary election, Blunt quite possibly could see his appeal limited as a lobbyist or whatever else in post government employment. Just my opinion.