Is Blunt's exit an opening for ex-Gov. Greitens to return?
In this April 27, 2020 image from video provided by KRCG-TV, former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens delivers masks to first responders in Columbia, Mo. Greitens passed out masks across the state in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic last spring. (KRCG-TV via The AP)

In this April 27, 2020 image from video provided by KRCG-TV, former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens delivers masks to first responders in Columbia, Mo. Greitens passed out masks across the state in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic last spring. (KRCG-TV via The AP)

Mar. 09, 2021 04:51 PM EST
FILE- In this May 17, 2018, photo, then Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens waits to deliver remarks to a small group of supporters near the capitol in Jefferson City, Mo. Greitens' political future seemed doomed by scandal when he resigned as Missouri governor. Now, he appears primed to test whether Sen. Roy Blunt's retirement provides a path for redemption within a Republican Party searching for direction after former President Donald Trump's election loss. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

FILE- In this May 17, 2018, photo, then Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens waits to deliver remarks to a small group of supporters near the capitol in Jefferson City, Mo. Greitens' political future seemed doomed by scandal when he resigned as Missouri governor. Now, he appears primed to test whether Sen. Roy Blunt's retirement provides a path for redemption within a Republican Party searching for direction after former President Donald Trump's election loss. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Mar. 09, 2021 04:51 PM EST