MO Democratic Primary: Record Turnout Afterall; Up 58% from 2000 [View All]

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Local talking heads spoke of low turnout here. Turns out it was Republicans that had the low turnout.
This from yesterdays Post-Dispatch:

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Since Tuesday's results, state and local election officials have
focused on the low turnout - 15 percent statewide. But in fact,
the Democratic turnout was much higher. The 418,545 votes
were almost 58 percent more than the number cast four years
ago, when Al Gore battled Bill Bradley, a Crystal City native who
emphasized his Missouri roots.

Kerry, a senator from Massachusetts, received 211,737 votes
Tuesday in Missouri's primary. That's 40,000 more votes than
Gore received in his winning effort four years ago.
Tuesday's Democratic turnout was even higher than in 1988,
when Missouri held its first presidential primary to help its favorite
son, Rep. Richard Gephardt, in his first White House bid.

Overall turnout was down in Missouri because many Republicans
stayed home, since President George W. Bush had no major
opposition in their party's primary.
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www.stltoday.com

This despite the fact that there was no campaigning here to speak of. No one seemed to be paying too much attention after Gephardt dropped out, yet up 58%!

More bad news for the radical right.