Blunt Receives Coveted RedState.com Endorsement Despite "Many" Disagreements

Two days after RedState.com editor-in-chief Erick Erickson said it wasn't very helpful for RNC Chairman Michael Steele to flush Roy Blunt down "the crapper," the directors of RedState have endorsed Blunt over Chuck Purgason and any other challengers in the GOP primary for Senate.

From their endorsement:

RedState has an interesting relationship with Congressman Roy Blunt (R-MO). There are many times we find ourselves on opposite sides of issues, generally fiscal and earmarks related. There are many other times we find ourselves standing shoulder to shoulder with Congressman Blunt — supporting our soldiers, defending life, and opposing President Obama’s ridiculous healthcare scheme.

Roy Blunt is a good friend of this site. We have passionate disagreements on issues, but our friendship is unwavering. We can agree to disagree on issues because we know that in the grand scheme of things, we are with each other in the fight for freedom. We hope that as Congressman Blunt speaks with the voters of Missouri, he realizes the importance of ongoing work to reduce the size and influence of the federal bureaucracy. The Senate needs more reformers; Congressman Blunt can only benefit if he decides to be one of them.

Purgason, who would seem to be a more ideologically compatible candidate, is not mentioned in the piece.

The timing of the endorsement strikes me as a little peculiar. There's zero chance RedState.com writers would support a Democratic candidate -- is this a move to shore up support among concerned and disaffected conservatives?