Good morning voters

I spoke to a few of our reporters who have been out at the polls since early this morning, and it appears that voting is going pretty slick. Not a lot of lines or people electioneering in south Columbia. One of our assistant director of photography drove around to most of the polls in north [...]

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Absences stand out at Mo. candidates forum on disabilities

Statewide Republican candidates did not attend a candidates forum to discuss disability issues in Missouri. Two Democratic candidates — attorney general candidate, state Sen. Chris Koster, and lieutenant governor candidate, state Rep. Sam Page — attended and gubernatorial candidate Jay Nixon and secretary of state Robin Carnahan sent representatives to speak.
These absences were noted by [...]

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Following undecided voters as they make their choices

Undecided voters. That small percentage that wield so much power in elections, particularly presidential ones, that nobody seems to be able to crack into what they care about. What makes them hold back and wait to pick a side.
After every debate and every horse-race headline, pundits analyze “what this means for Obama for undecideds” or [...]

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Jer Nixon: MU student, candidate’s son, rapper

This story is something you probably haven’t heard before. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jay Nixon’s son, Jer, raps and his lyrics aren’t exactly as tame as the campaign would like. In an Missourian story, Emily Van Zandt reports that Jer (a childhood nickname) has been rapping since his high school days when he was in a [...]

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