ON THE STREET

This week the Southeast Missourian photographer asked, "Less than half of registered voters voted this election. Why do you think there is so much voter apathy?"

Andrea Welker, Cape Girardeau

"Because neither of the candidates is what the voters wanted, I think. Actually none of the three (candidates) had really what everyone wanted."

Samantha Brown, Cape Girardeau

"I think that the people were looking for something different. They wanted a more representative politician and they didn't see one that they could find so they decided not to vote."

Charles Littrell, Wappapello

"Nobody to vote for. It's all politics as usual and that's not going to work. Each party's got their own agenda and they make it up and that's what they shoot for, which is wrong and that's not helping the people."

Thomas Tomlinson, Sikeston

"I just honestly have no idea why because I can't relate to...why they don't take part in their rights as a citizen to participate in an election."

Lisa Dambach, Jackson

"I don't think they trust what the politicians have to say and the campaigns are so dirty that people don't really care about voting for the candidates that are available."