Commentary: Quality Sought As Quantity Lags Among Voter Participation

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Tuesday came and went without any fanfare. It was Election Day in Missouri, and low voter turnout was expected to leave the uninvolved and the politically connected both asking, Who cares?

There were no statewide issues to help highlight local school board, city council or tax issues. First Lady Laura Bush might have been in St. Charles and St. Louis for special appearances, but that was the closest any national subject came to being acknowledged by voters this week.

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Commentary: Quality Sought As Quantity Lags Among Voter Participation

It was what experts called a low stimulus election. Midterm primaries are not until August, and the November general election - during which Missouri is expected to feature one of the hottest senate races in the country - is still months away. So the less- than-glamorous local votes were observed with only the mo...

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