McCain Wins Missouri, Breaking Bellwether Streak

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Republican John McCain has defeated President-elect Barack Obama in Missouri _ the last state to be decided in the 2008 presidential election.

McCain's narrow victory over Obama breaks a bellwether streak in which Missourians had picked the winning presidential candidate in every election since 1956.

With all jurisdictions reporting complete but unofficial results, McCain led Obama by 3,632 votes Wednesday out of more than 2.9 million cast _ a margin of 0.12 percentage points.

Both men spent considerable resources trying to win Missouri, a state that Obama ultimately did not need for his national victory.

Obama won 365 electoral votes. Missouri's 11 electoral votes will give McCain 173.

Comments

[StillIRise]

When is this election going to end???? This was the longest campaign, and now seems to be the longest election, in history?

[ahoyhoy]

Were you alive in 2000?

[mrasgram]

I stated from the beginning that the bellweather title did not coincide with the campaign in that other elections were different they all contained same gender same race this did not factor in this one

[EuroAmerican]

I called a voters in MO for the Obama campaign and I think it is good that the state looses its bellwether status. Folks there really need to wake up to and catch up with what's going on around them.

[SimonNZ]

Just to show there's no hard feelings, let me be the first to say, "Congratulations John!"

[RJII]

funny. how big of ya.

[BillMelater]

LOL - Humor alert!

[AmandaBC]

I can't think of a better definition for a **PYRRHIC VICTORY**...

[Mildmannered]

Missourah has fewer Latinos and more evangelicals than your typical demographic, so it is not surprising that it is no longer a bellwether

[MontereyJack]

in the pic, someone whitened his teeth.

[BillyShears]

No doubt- or they could be Chickletts

[AmandaBC]

Photoshop?

[XME]

Maybe he finally invested in some new wooden teeth.

[Zhonni]

McCain's fangs scare me. They remind me of barney's.

He needs to get a job done on those choppers. They are so remarkable I had to reiterate myself.

[functor]

IT IS A GOOD NEWS!!!

Next time you don't have to worried about media giving too much attention to this potentially red state.

[LemonMeringue]

That small a margin triggers a recount - doesn't it?

[meede]

At this stage of the game -- who cares. Makes no diff to Obama now. Waste of money, waste of time. The numbers will show that there is a building in some of the states to change from red. The Repugs should realize that the 'Red' isn't as secure as they think.

[wanj]

John mcYellowTeeth needs to see a dentist ASAP!

[RJII]

all that money...what a sin.

[chileno]

Another casualty of global warming.

[greyseal in tampa]

Missouri may be goofy, but they're not the ones that re-elected Bachmann.

[greyseal in tampa]

MAC IS BACK! MAC IS BACK!

D'oh!

[SUIGENEROUSLA]

I was told everything was up to date in Kansas City, I guess not...........

[Nora-Charles]

78.4% of Kansas City voters supported Obama, so, yeah ....