"I Think I'm A Better Candidate Than She Is"

"Whether it's Sarah Steelman or Robin Carnahan, I'm glad to go anywhere they are and talk about the issues."

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Rep. Roy Blunt responds to a question in Carthage, Mo. about a potential primary race with Sarah Steelman and why he's the better candidate to defeat Robin Carnahan.

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PLUS: STEELMAN CALLS BLUNT "ANOTHER WHITE GUY IN A SUIT"

"I’m definitely strongly leaning towards doing this," Steelman told Politico.

(TRANSLATION: As we've previously reported, she's IN.)

BELOW: BLUNT TALKS ABOUT AVOIDING THE MESSY FATE OF KENNY HULSHOF