Reply #5: Maybe, maybe not, hard to prove either way

[MadHound]

Especially since gas prices in Missouri are always cheaper than surrounding states. I think it is a combination of easier transportation(we have tons of oil piplines crisscrossing the state, and it is closer to the major oil refinery states) and looser enviromental laws that allow for gas that doesn't have to be blended as much. We generally run ten-twenty cents below the national average.

However you could have a point. We are getting innundated with political commercials and politicians themselves. Seems like at least once a week a veep or pres candidate is in state. This week, Cheney is in Columbia and Bush is in St. Louis. I expect the Kerry/Edwards ticket will stop by next week.