Republicans won Tuesday, fair and square
Luther Simmons, Jr.
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The people have spoken at least the record low number of electors who summoned the energy needed to go to the polls and vote on a beautifully sunny April Tuesday have.
In a way, the record number of white voters who chose their Lazy Boy recliners over the voting booth spoke even more loudly.
Record low turnout, record apathy on the most important election Tuesday in Alton history. When faced with the choice of a white incumbent who championed diversity and inclusion at city hall and a Black challenger backed by the Madison County Republican Party, apathetic white voters boycotted the polls in record numbers.