Baker says he would support Luetkemeyer
Columbia resident James Baker, a candidate in the Republican primary for the 9th district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, is trailing incumbent Blaine Luetkemeyer in tonight's voting. With 17 percent of his party's vote, he said he wants to see a change in the country's direction and would support Luetkemeyer if he won the night's race.
"If I lose the primary, of course I’m going to support Blane," he said. "He’s pro-life, second amendmant, and doesn’t like all of the out of control spending. So in that way, I will support him. I really don’t like to be negative towards the person I’m running against. I’m not running because I don’t like what Blane Luktemeyer stands for, I’m running because I don’t like the direction that our country is going under both parties."