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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.

 

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.

===2020 Marxist insurrection===

===2020 Marxist insurrection===

:{{See also|2020 Marxist insurrection}}

:{{See also|2020 Marxist insurrection}}

[[Kim Gardner]] is the [[Marxist]] prosecutor elected circuit attorney<ref>Under Missouri law, the circuit attorney is equivalent to a district attorney in other parts of the country, and functions as the chief prosecutor; thus, the position determines which cases will be brought to trial and how they will be tried.</ref> of [[St. Louis]] in 2016. Gardner was criticized ahead of the election for releasing a political ad paid for by the Safety and Justice Super PAC that received funding from [[liberal]] billionaire [[George Soros]], according to the ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch''.<ref>https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/st-louis-circuit-attorney-candidate-defends-accepting-super-pac-campaign-money-from-liberal-billionaire/article_11036aaf-4b1b-58cd-871f-4084f1ec1485.html</ref>  The total funds donated by the super PAC were at least $190,750.  It was not immediately clear what her campaign budget was or who else contributed.  Gardner won her 2020 primary re-election bid while under criminal investigation.<ref>https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/soros-linked-pac-donates-77000-st-louis-circuit-attorney-targeting</ref> Gardner is a member of the [[Democratic party]].

[[Kim Gardner]] is the [[Marxist]] prosecutor elected circuit attorney<ref>Under Missouri law, the circuit attorney is equivalent to a district attorney in other parts of the country, and functions as the chief prosecutor; thus, the position determines which cases will be brought to trial and how they will be tried.</ref> of [[St. Louis]] in 2016. Gardner was criticized ahead of the election for releasing a political ad paid for by the Safety and Justice Super PAC that received funding from [[liberal]] billionaire [[George Soros]], according to the ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch''.<ref>https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/st-louis-circuit-attorney-candidate-defends-accepting-super-pac-campaign-money-from-liberal-billionaire/article_11036aaf-4b1b-58cd-871f-4084f1ec1485.html</ref>  The total funds donated by the super PAC were at least $190,750.  It was not immediately clear what her campaign budget was or who else contributed.  Gardner won her 2020 primary re-election bid while under criminal investigation.<ref>https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/soros-linked-pac-donates-77000-st-louis-circuit-attorney-targeting</ref> Gardner is a member of the [[Democratic party]].