Im thinking more than half of those involved were shipped in from Occupy Wall St. and and the other half were simply out to get free stuff... Jay Nixon, your days are numbered as Mo Gov. Whats more, the state is almost all democrat led.
Now let’s not get carried away and pass on inaccurate information. The State Legislature is Republican controlled - both house and the senate.
The Governor’s days are numbered - term limits, but even without those, I think his mishandling of this situation would have resulted in resounding defeat.
St. Louis and Kansas City are majority Democrats, but the rural areas tend to be Republican, and the Democrats in those areas tend to be social and fiscal conservatives, supporting gun rights and pro life. They would be “Reagan Democrats” if we had a Reagan today.