Analysis: Nixon, Opponents Rely Too Heavily on Too Few Arguments

Missouri governor Jay Nixon faced both of his challengers in his reelection bid at a debate sponsored by the Missouri Press Association on Friday morning. Nixon, a Democrat, is running for a second four-year term against St. Louis businessman Dave Spence, a Republican, and Libertarian candidate Jim Higgins. The hour-long debate covered topics ranging from jobs and education to health care to the Army Corps of Engineers’ policies toward the Missouri river.

All three candidates took fairly simple approaches to their arguments.