Sanford: It’s time to end costly, divisive, disinterested county primaries
Otis Sanford
Otis Sanford is professor emeritus of Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis and political commentator for WATN-TV ABC24 News. Contact him at o.sanford@memphis.edu.
Turnout for Tuesday’s primary was 10.7%, the lowest for a county primary since 2014.
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