08.06.2008 5:00 am
What’s your analysis of Tuesday’s primary results?
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
As I write this, prognosticators are projecting somewhere around 20 to 25 percent voter turnout of the primary elections in Missouri. The heat, some say, is a factor.
Anything else a factor? Is the heat a good enough reason to skip the polls?
What about the results? What do you make the results from the Republican race for the gubernatorial nomination between Steelman and Hulshof? Was there another race that stands out?
Kurt is the director of social media for the Post-Dispatch, where he has worked since August 2002. He's been a journalist since 1982, covering municipal government, courts, education and two hurricanes as a reporter before becoming an editor. 
Where are all the election breakdowns? Too soon? I am looking for state representative races. Where are they? pc
Too hot to vote, I do not think so. As for the Republican gubernatorial primary, in the long term, it hurts Hulshof to win this time around and helps Steelman 4 years from now. I believe that no matter who won the primary battle, the winner was going to lose to Jay Nixon. Hulshof will not beat Nixon, partly because of 4 years of Matt Blunt. Also, McCain will lose to Obama, partly because of 8 years of G. Bush.
I find it extremely disappointing that on the front page of the Post-Dispatch on primary day was a story about the high temperature. Not only did the paper in town refuse to put the election notice on the front page top fold, but they chose to scare people with talking about how hot it was going to be. I’m so glad they decided to report on the low turnout today.
Tim said :
Man… that was extremely well said. Wow.
I agree that the only real reason for the Republican primary this year was to pick who was going to lose to Jay Nixon.
Sarah Steelman was the stealth Libertarian candidate, and I was extremely glad to see her ran out of the race.
Hulsof is a good person, but I’m ashamed to say one of the “old School” republican’s who will continue to put the interest of corporations before the interest of citizens and promote the same old broken systems.
As a conservative and a Republican, I’m heartily ashamed that our party couldn’t find anyone to put up against a guy like Jay Nixon, who’s good work as Attorney General and great personality makes him a formidable and worthy opponent.
Too bad my party had nothing to offer except a stealth Libertarian and a pleasant lightweight.
I suspect that this will be the case all across the United States this November, and frankly, I can’t wait.
This is the wakeup call the GOP needs : Get your act together, or get used to political obscurity.
Get your act together.
Mac
http://www.brownsludge.com
Steelman running in 2012? Are you kidding me? With a $700,000 debt to pay off? So much for skills learned as a treasurer!
It’s interesting to see the USA TODAY listing of the top 10 most educated states [ percentage of post graduates ] and that 9 out of the top 10 are BLUE states….Missouri is ranked 42nd and it’s not surprising after reading some of the RED-neck statements from our Republican conservative bloggers in Missouri.
Lets hope that Missouri is still a conservative “Red State” come this November. U.S. Army 1954-1956.