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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]]''), [[Jane Russell]] (Minnesota), and Harrison Ford (Illinois). [[Marilyn Monroe]]'s mother was from a poor family 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), Spencer Tracy ([[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]]), Florence Henderson (Indiana, the matriarch Carol on ''[[The Brady Bunch]]''), [[Jane Russell]] (Minnesota), and Harrison Ford (Illinois). [[Marilyn Monroe]]'s mother was from a poor family in the Midwest.
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 rising [[NFL]] quarterback star Joe Burrow was born in [[Iowa]].
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 rising [[NFL]] quarterback star Joe Burrow was born in [[Iowa]].