Money rains down in Missouri’s U.S. Senate race

One word about all the money pouring into this year’s U.S. Senate race in Missouri:

Incredible.

On Tuesday, Republican incumbent Roy Blunt announced that he had raised more than $2.3 million for the quarter — a highly impressive sum.

“The Blunt Brigade stepped up yet again,” said campaign manager Andy Blunt, the senator’s son.

The total gives the campaign nearly $7 million cash-on-hand.

We’re checking as to where a $2.3 million second-quarter haul ranks among the best money-raising quarters in Missouri history.

Blunt’s likely opponent, Democrat Jason Kander, the secretary of state, clocked in earlier Tuesday with a $1.75 million second-quarter effort. Again, that’s pretty dang impressive.

Kander’s camp called the total its best haul of the campaign so far and noted that nearly 94 percent of the donations were $100 or less.

A campaign spokesman said the total suggests Kander will have enough money to get his message out.

We agree, and it’s true for both campaigns in a race that continues to grow in national interest.

This story was originally published July 12, 2016 at 5:14 PM.