Missouri primary debacle is costly
Missouri, we look like fools.
We have a presidential primary on Tuesday that doesn’t matter, but it’s going to cost taxpayers millions.
The candidates don’t even care — only Rick Santorum bothered to campaign in the state. And voters don’t either.
Officials forecast a turnout of fewer than one in four voters. But this could have been our time to shine and show off the best presidential bellwether in the country. What other state in the Union best represents the United States — North, South, East or West? Answer: Nobody.
Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/03/3409159/steve-kraske-missouri-primary.html#storylink=misearch#storylink=cpy
Interesting. I'll cross post this in the Missouri group but I thought there might be a bit more discussion about it in GD.
Oh, and the Cunningham listed at the bottom? That's the same who tried to abolish child labor laws in Missouri recently.