Chapman: Blunt's Race Is Close

And you thought the elections were over.

How wrong you were. Snap out of your post-election hangover. Grab two Tylenol and some drive thru from Steak 'N Shake, and get ready for a House Republican Leadership election that could alter Rep. Roy Blunt's influence in Washington and future in Southwest Missouri.

It all goes down Friday morning.

Tim Chapman from Townhall.com writes that Blunt's campaign to retain his Whip post is increasingly close.

"According to Hill sources, the contest for Minority Whip is very close. Current Majority Whip Roy Blunt is being pushed to the brink by former RSC Chairman John Shadegg. The Blunt-Shadegg race is in many ways a rematch of the Majority Leader race 10 months ago in which Shadegg ultimately bowed out but wounded Blunt sufficiently to allow Boehner to assume leadership."