It’s a quirk of Missouri politics that the same solid majority of voters who can’t bring themselves to cast a vote for any politician with a “D” next to their name will turn around and vote, again and again, for ballot measures instituting Democratic policies that are opposed by most elected Republicans.

As the dust settles on the election, the pro-choice majority of Americans have spoken. Voters in New York, despite a swing towards Donald Trump, overwhelmingly approved ballot Proposal 1,