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Missouri Governor Matt Blunt has shocked just about everyone by announcing he’s done what he’s come to do and he won’t seek reelection.

The Governor has been dogged by an e-mail scandal that just won’t die. Basically, the Governor fired a whistleblower that said that e-mails should be kept and that they should be open to Sunshine Law requests. Of course, all e-mails relating to the whistleblower had already been deleted, but the Governor’s office helpfully released a smattering of e-mails that painted the whistleblower in a less than positive light. After the firings came to light, the Governor announced that he changed his mind and all e-mails should be kept.

Blunt had been very active in Mitt Romney’s Presidential campaign, but I doubt that’s he’s quitting to be Mitt’s running mate. I hope that it is not a family illness or anything like that (he does have a small child). I’m guessing the e-mail scandal (or something else) is probably going to explode and he’s trying to get in front of the news.

How surprising is this? His main rival in the Missouri GOP announced just this morning that she wasn’t going to challenge him in the primary. I bet Steelman (the only Republican I have ever voted for) reverses course tomorrow.

Matt Blunt is the son of longtime Missouri Congressman Roy Blunt.