We want politicians to focus on the issues, right?
But it's pretty tricky to agree on what the issues are and a lot depends on who's doing the defining.
St. Louis Public Radio wants to help you — first time voters and keen political observers alike — understand the basics for our live debate with the Missouri Republican candidates for governor. And these are likely the same issues that will come up when the GOP candidate faces off against Chris Koster in November.
Here's some background on the issues we expect our politics team, Jo Mannies and Jason Rosenbaum, to ask the candidates about at tonight's debate.
St. Louis Public Radio reporting by topic:
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