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==Politics==
==Politics==
Missouri is a [[swing state]] in presidential elections (the metropolitan areas of St. Louis and Kansas City are solidly Democrat while the rest of the state is solidly Republican). It had consistently supported the winning candidates since 1960 until 2008 when it favored [[John McCain]], who lost to [[Barack Hussein Obama]]. Before Obama, the last losing candidate to win Missouri was [[Adlai Stevenson]] in 1956.
Missouri is a [[swing state]] in presidential elections (the metropolitan areas of St. Louis and Kansas City are solidly Democrat while the rest of the state is solidly Republican). It had consistently supported the winning candidates since 1960 until 2008 when it favored [[John McCain]], who lost to [[Barack Hussein Obama]]. Before Obama, the last losing candidate to win Missouri was [[Adlai Stevenson]] in 1956.
[[File:Law-firm-McCloskeys-via-Daniel-Shular-@xshularx.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Democrat prosecutor Kim Gardner charged the McCloskey's of St. Louis with weapons charges for defending their home.<ref>https://lawandcrime.com/george-floyd-death/they-took-my-ar-st-louis-lawyer-surprised-after-authorities-seized-rifle-he-pointed-at-protesters/</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/19E684kcqKU</ref>]]
Due in part to being both the home of Anheuser-Busch's flagship brewery and many wineries, the state has minimal regulations on alcohol sales (with very few exceptions, no local jurisdictions can pass harsher laws than the state, and almost any business with permits can sell any type of alcohol). It also has extremely few regulations on tobacco use.
Due in part to being both the home of Anheuser-Busch's flagship brewery and many wineries, the state has minimal regulations on alcohol sales (with very few exceptions, no local jurisdictions can pass harsher laws than the state, and almost any business with permits can sell any type of alcohol). It also has extremely few regulations on tobacco use.