Just got sent the latest Blunt list. It has 45 names, 4 more than earlier. That’s progress, but looks nothing like a sweep that was being promised by multiple Blunt allies yesterday. Unless Blunt has a huge amount of support in his pocket that he isn’t revealing–I don’t discount the possibility entirely–it looks like this will remain a race for a while. It seems to me that’s a good thing. Give the conference a long look at both these guys, and their respective strengths and platforms. And if they are found lacking, there’s still time for someone else to get in the race.

UPDATE: Hotline has him at 46.