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President [[Donald Trump]]'s surprise victory in 2016 was due mostly to carrying Midwestern states previously won by [[Democrat]]s, including Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan.  Future presidential elections are likely to be won or lost in the Midwest.

President [[Donald Trump]]'s surprise victory in 2016 was due mostly to carrying Midwestern states previously won by [[Democrat]]s, including Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan.  Future presidential elections are likely to be won or lost in the Midwest.

Famous actors and actresses from the Midwest include [[Orson Welles]] (considered the most brilliant actor/director) [[Marlon Brando]] (dubbed the greatest movie actor ever),<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000008/?ref_=nmls_hd</ref> [[Clark Gable]], [[Judy Garland]], <ref>https://www.imdb.com/list/ls058785257/</ref> [[Charlton Heston]] (Illinois), Dean Martin (Steubenville, Ohio), Florence Henderson (Indiana, the matriarch Carol on ''[[The Brady Bunch]]''), and Harrison Ford (Illinois).

Famous actors and actresses from the Midwest include [[Orson Welles]] (considered the most brilliant actor/director) [[Marlon Brando]] (dubbed the greatest movie actor ever),<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000008/?ref_=nmls_hd</ref> [[Clark Gable]], [[Judy Garland]],<ref>https://www.imdb.com/list/ls058785257/</ref> [[Charlton Heston]] (Illinois), Dean Martin (Steubenville, Ohio), Florence Henderson (Indiana, the matriarch Carol on ''[[The Brady Bunch]]''), and Harrison Ford (Illinois).

Star athletes from the Midwest are too numerous to list, but include Gale Sayers (football, from Kansas), Roger Staubach (football, Ohio), Larry Bird (basketball, Indiana), [[LeBron James]] (basketball, Ohio), [[Roger Maris]] ([[Minnesota]]), and Jimmy Connors (tennis, from southern Illinois).

Star athletes from the Midwest are too numerous to list, but include Gale Sayers (football, from Kansas), Roger Staubach (football, Ohio), Larry Bird (basketball, Indiana), [[LeBron James]] (basketball, Ohio), [[Roger Maris]] ([[Minnesota]]), and Jimmy Connors (tennis, from southern Illinois).

The Midwest generally has plentiful [[water]], but even slight droughts can harm its agriculture.  In 2022, the severe drought in [[the West]] has an impact on some regions of the Midwest, mostly [[Missouri]] and western [[Iowa]].<ref>https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates/drought-status-update-midwest-7-21-22</ref>

The Midwest generally has plentiful [[water]], but even slight droughts can harm its agriculture.  In 2022, the severe drought in [[the West]] has an impact on some regions of the Midwest, mostly [[Missouri]] and western [[Iowa]].<ref>https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates/drought-status-update-midwest-7-21-22</ref>

== Pro-life Democrats ==

== Pro-life Democrats ==

[[Midwest]]ern Democrats are more likely to stand against the [[pro-abortion]] position of the national [[Democrat Party]].  For example, in 2022 enough members of the [[DFL]] in the Minnesota House were [[pro-life]] to thwart attempts there by other DFL members to expand [[abortion]].<ref>https://www.minnpost.com/elections/2022/07/handful-of-dflers-who-oppose-abortion-could-be-key-to-dfl-keeping-mn-house-control/</ref>

Midwestern Democrats are more likely to stand against the [[pro-abortion]] position of the national [[Democrat Party]].  For example, in 2022 enough members of the [[DFL]] in the Minnesota House were [[pro-life]] to thwart attempts there by other DFL members to expand [[abortion]].<ref>https://www.minnpost.com/elections/2022/07/handful-of-dflers-who-oppose-abortion-could-be-key-to-dfl-keeping-mn-house-control/</ref>

==Host of RNC==

==Host of RNC==

The [[Republican National Convention]] is often located in the Midwest:

The [[Republican National Convention]] is often located in the Midwest:

*[[Milwaukee]] (2024)

*[[Milwaukee]] (2024)

==New History of the Midwest==

==New History of the Midwest==

In November 2022, a new history of the Midwest in 1800-1900 was published to favorable reviews, although the book dwells too much on the issue of [[slavery]].  Jon K. Lauck’s ''The Good Country: A History of the American Midwest, 1800–1900'', is praised in the ''[[National Review]]''.<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-missing-link-in-american-history/</ref>  This new book is a welcome antidote to the distortions by [[Critical Race Theory]] that has infested the [[College Board]] [[Advanced Placement]] [[American history]] exam.

In November 2022, a new history of the Midwest in 1800-1900 was published to favorable reviews, although the book dwells too much on the issue of [[slavery]].  Jon K. Lauck's ''The Good Country: A History of the American Midwest, 1800–1900'', is praised in the ''[[National Review]]''.<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-missing-link-in-american-history/</ref>  This new book is a welcome antidote to the distortions by [[Critical Race Theory]] that has infested the [[College Board]] [[Advanced Placement]] [[American history]] exam.

== References ==

== References ==

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