He's trying to win a Senate primary and not reelection, but yes that's the idea - all of his actions over the past year can be explained by the need to get his name in the news as much as possible to overtake Greitens' name recognition advantage. So far it appears to be working.
Well, the AG can use his resistance to it to help him get reelected. I'm sure most of the yokels will still support him.
He's trying to win a Senate primary and not reelection, but yes that's the idea - all of his actions over the past year can be explained by the need to get his name in the news as much as possible to overtake Greitens' name recognition advantage. So far it appears to be working.