The condemnation is growing against Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., who was the first Senate Republican to announce he would vote to object to the Electoral College results.

The races for governor in Missouri and North Carolina may tell us if the coronavirus can make or break a state leader. Meanwhile, political strategy in Montana has tempered talk of COVID-19.

Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson was looking like a sure winner this year before the pandemic. Then he got COVID-19, and now his Democratic challenger is looking stronger than expected.