how does the missouri plan affect the governor's power
Missouri Plan Under the Plan, a non-partisan commission reviews candidates for a judicial vacancy. The commission then sends to the governor a list of candidates considered best qualified. The governor then has sixty days to select a candidate from the list. If the governor does not make a selection within sixty days, the commission makes the selection.
United States Senate election in Missouri, 2018 Incumbent Democrat Claire McCaskill is running for reelection, but is seen by many pundits as a vulnerable incumbent, as only 46% of her constituents approve of the job she is doing in the United States Senate. McCaskill's slightly unpopularity[2] and the Show Me State's reddening landscape have given Republicans cautious optimism[3], despite McCaskill's double digit victory in 2012. Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley is seen as a favorite to challenge her by many GOP donors.[4][5][6]