(CNN) – It's taken more than two weeks, but we finally have a winner in Missouri.
Fifteen days after Election Day, Republican Sen. John McCain has narrowly edged out President-elect Barack Obama in the state, according to CNN's review of the latest unofficial vote totals from the Missouri Secretary of State. This resolves the final outstanding contest of the 2008 presidential race.
According to the unofficial results, McCain won the state by 3,632 votes . The unofficial count shows McCain with 1,445,812 votes, or 49.4 percent, and Obama with 1,442,180 votes, or 49.3 percent.
With Missouri's 11 electoral votes in Senator McCain's column, the final count is 365 for Obama and 173 for McCain.
McCain's edging out of Obama in Missouri breaks the state's bellwether streak in which Missourians correctly picked the presidential candiate in every election dating back to the 1960 contest. Missouri got it wrong in 1956, voting for the Democratic challenger Adlai Stevenson, who lost the election to President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Before that election, Missouri correctly picked the winner in every race for the White House dating back to 1904.
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Guess Missouri gained a few more dummies this year.
Congratulations Mccain!!
Good Lord! What did Missouri use, smoke signals!
Bye Bye Budweiser
Very strange!!!
1904-1956 = 52 years
1956-2008 = 52 years
WHO CARES IT WAS STILL A LANDSLIDE!
okay it is a start let's recount all the states....
I think Obama should order a re-count. hahahaha. Congrats to John McCain for picking up a state two weeks after the election..and Obama still won.
If that's correct, then it at least means that Missouri backs the loser once every 52 years. 1904 to 1956 to 2008 are each 52-year intervals.
Missouri always picks the Presidential winner. This year Missouri picked the correct President; he just did not win. This is a BAD Omen for Obama who is already in deep trouble with his picks of former Clinton folks and has been Dems who have been in DC for decades.
The only change we will see in Washington is changing Obama from a free thinker to a Dem stinker
Missouri can begin to reclaim its bellweather status four years from now when the nation re-elects Obama by an even greater landslide.
MIssouri got it right – the rest of the states voting for Obama got it wrong. Time will tell if the Missours was correct, but early returns suggest that there is no change coming to Washington with Obama – just tax and spend and more of the same -- I look for the Republicans to regain control of the Senate in the mid term elections and that will effectively end Obama's initiatives cold.
Missouri sucks, they are the worst at counting their ballots and never come through for Dems. Screw them.
Who cares
who cares, a win is a win!
An apparent Obama supporter wrote "bye bye Budweiser." Why? It's not as though Sen. McCain won Belgium.
Congratulations to McCain now he can set his sites on using his bipatisian skills and help President Elect-Obama close Guantorture more.
It's official – Missourians with advanced brain cells outnumber those that don't by 3,632.
Congratulations, Senator. At least there's one state that knows when it's being sold a false bill of goods.
Your math is incorrect. Since they didn't pick the winner in 1956 you can not include those 4 years between then and 1960.
So,
1904 – 1956 = 52
1960 – 2008 = 48
Dems managed to win the governorship though.
I thought they backed the loser in 1924. Also this is the 1st time since 1820 a democrat has been elected President w/o Missouri.
Missouri still picked the winner.., just not the president.
I had high hopes for my home state this year. But once again, Missouri sides with Dixie.
Missouri got it wrong in my opinion, but showed they are more fanatical and right wing than I thought! Congratulations to the new President Elect!!!
Oh my gosh !!!
and the man still lost .
Surprise surprise, Missouri got it wrong, they have always been a backwards state.
O! I just noticed that there is a 52 yr difference in both times. Hmm well perhaps there IS a pattern that is too complicated for us to see yet. Let wait and see 52 yrs from now.
Does anyone really care about this backwards state, it was still an electoral blood bath!!
To my fellow Dems, hey guys i'm sorry we couldn't get Missouri for Obama. He won Kansas City & St.Louis BIG but we still go to many backwoods hayseeds in Harry Truman's Missouri.
Just read some of these comments! Now they are funny - all the little neo-lemmings with their little tails between their legs come running to this one ray of sunshine for McCain to re-live the good old days before Nov. 4, back when they thought their vote and opinion actually meant something. For these little, vaccuous people to write how Obama MIGHT be so bad - after their choice G. Bush actually WAS so horrendously bad - is so pathetic, it is actually humorous. Sort of like watching Beavis and Butthead.
The level of stupidity in the [R] party is just stunning!
Congrats Johnny! It was only a landslide on the electoral side. If you really examine the election. McCain held is own everywhere except the electoral rich Northeast and West Coast. Obama won NC, Ohio, and Florida by next to nothing. What you have is 58,000,000 registered voters that didn't buy in to the propaganda of Obama. A nation divided? Perhaps.
Larry of Boston November 19th, 2008 4:41 pm ET
MIssouri got it right – the rest of the states voting for Obama got it wrong. Time will tell if the Missours was correct, but early returns suggest that there is no change coming to Washington with Obama – just tax and spend and more of the same —- I look for the Republicans to regain control of the Senate in the mid term elections and that will effectively end Obama's initiatives cold.
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Maybe John McCain can be elected President of Missouri!
Who cares we already have the president – elect .
Good, now we don't have to see McBush's face anymore. Take Missouri and go away!!
RealityKing November 19th, 2008 4:48 pm ET
Missouri still picked the winner.., just not the president
I think you meant,,,Missouri still picked the Losser..just not the president
"It's official – Missourians with advanced brain cells outnumber those that don't by 3,632." – Brett in NC
I think you meant to say "those without" not " those that don't".
...Kind of contradicting your point.
Well, who cares, but I think we should demand a recount!!!!!!
Missouri is a very split state between its metro areas which are heavily Democratic and its rural areas. It was also very close in both the Democratic and Republican primaries this year for the same reason. It did elect a Democratic governor this year. Obama should win it the next time.
Amazing.
Every pissed off, or bitter PALIN/mccain supporter would tout the intelligence of Missouri voters for choosing the RIGHT President, and not being sold a "False bill of goods," but what does that say about the states of Ohio, Indiana, North Carolina, Virginia, and Florida??? Not to mention the MANY, MANY other states that owned your Girl and her hand puppet McCain.
I guess being delusional has a new name, and it's called Republican.
I guess he did have the final SAY. LOL
Missouri,, Hahahahahahahaha,, Lossers
Uhmmm, it is kindda late though but congrats on Senator McSame....
you haters out there it's time to forget the past and move on.....
OBAMA 08
Iam lovin it!
If he is planning on running again for his senate seat, maybe he could run in Missouri to give us Arizonans a break.
Ha Ha. McCain got crushed. He will never regain his dignity and good name after the disgraceful, pathetic, extremist campaign he ran.
Bye Bye Budweiser? November 19th, 2008 4:43 pm ET
An apparent Obama supporter wrote "bye bye Budweiser." Why? It's not as though Sen. McCain won Belgium.
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Because Anheiser Busch's headquarters is located in St. Louis, Missouri maybe?
These conservative voters just DO NOT GET IT. They need to read more.... and to quote a famous Democratic President from Missouri(Harry Truman)...You can take a horse to water but you can't make him drink. Guess we will just "have to show them". VERY disappointing that so many voters were SO stubborn that they broke an impressive record. GOOD JOB Missouri.
Well at least that has been dealt with. You know, I was stopped behind a Budweiser truck at a traffic light yesterday, and I thought, "Thank God John McBush will not be president."
accorn did not work in missouri, even though McCaskill was promoting it. Maybe Obama will give her a job as she will need it the next time she comes up for election
These conservative voters just DO NOT GET IT. They need to read more.... and to quote a famous Democratic President from Missouri(Harry Truman)...You can take a horse to water but you can't make him drink. Guess we will just "have to show them". VERY disappointing that so many voters were SO stubborn that they broke an impressive record. GOOD JOB Missouri....
accountant guy
we are not a backward state alright kansas city and St. louis are very progressive minded areas and hasve shown that for a very long time
also what state are you from anyway?
McCain has to hand out 3,632 sets of bed sheets and pointy hats now.
He can afford it.
Larry of Boston wrote: "MIssouri got it right – the rest of the states voting for Obama got it wrong."
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Ummm, sure. Too bad the remaining "red states" are the armpits and crotch of America. All the states worth living in went for Obama. The rest are a waste of space and intellectual and cultural wastelands. Yuck.
ok so Missouri narrowly went with McCain....honestly who cares...and please...why dont' you stop with the horrible over generalized comments indicating just because half the state went red ..that they are all backwoods rednecks who are uneducated.
I seriously question the knowledge of those that actually think in this very over generalized stereotypical way....most of the time..those comments come from people from the "coasts"..who live in there bubble of the "coasts" and never go out and explore the rest of this country to know there are other perspectives..and just because they differ from yours..doesn't make them ignorant.
If the tradition is correct, then a recount is appropriate as it may reverse the result and prove Missourians were actually right this time as well.
To the rest of America Missouri isn't a red state, it just had one bumpkin TOO MANY voting this election year.
Paul, Riverside, CA November 19th, 2008 4:35 pm ET
Very strange!!!
1904-1956 = 52 years
1956-2008 = 52 years
Okay, so this proves the results were correct. Every 52 years, the Missourian make the wrong decision.
Congratulation on your "skyslide" victory Senator.
By the way, I hear your VP will no longer be joining you at the senate.
It took two weeks???!?!?! Who tallied the votes, the Count from Sesame Street? "One, mua-ha-ha. Two mua-ha-ha. Three...."
Missouri got it right but Mizzoura got it wrong.
It's OVER and has been for some time, OBAMA WON, Missouri as a consolation prize is cold comfort for McCain by this point, much like his wife, from the looks of her.
they pick the wrong one every 52 years, from 1904 to 1956 and then to 2008. The next time they will be wrong again is 2060, mark this record.
Washington Observer November 19th, 2008 4:39 pm ET
Missouri always picks the Presidential winner. This year Missouri picked the correct President; he just did not win.
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I guess George W. Bush is also one of the "winners" that we can credit Missouri for selecting.
Landslide! . . . In Slow Motion!
Can Missourians on the winning side say "President-Elect Barack Obama"? And what a picture for the ages, that shot of former Senator, now President-Elect Barack Obama speaking to a crowd in the hundreds of thousands before the Gateway Arch in St. Louis! Thank you, progressive Missourians, your state will get it right next time!!
Give Missouri to Alaska... at least the McCain half!
Turn Texas BLUE @ 4:35 –
You owe me a new monitor after I spewed my drink all over it when I read your ridiculous statement about a "LANDSLIDE"!!!
Obama couldn't even match Clinton's numbers (370-168 and 379-159 ), let alone the shellacking from Reagan and Bush 1 (489-49, 525-13, and 426-111).
And EVERYTHING was in his favor except for the record low approval rating of the Democrat Congress - worst economic news in generations, lowest-ever approval rating for the incumbent President, racist voting to the tune of 95%, a thoroughly biased and supportive media, conservative punits turning on their own, etc.
That's nice for historical reasons, but otherwise it's surely not important in regards to changing the President Elect from Obama to McCain...
Election historians will favor this news.
Well Missouri was WRONG again in this contest. The best man won.
Perhaps someone is familiar with the old New York saying: "That and a subway token, will get you to Brooklyn"?
Bye Missouri!
I can feel the tides changing. REPUBLICAN COMEBACK! They are strong again. McCain will be Bush's successor! I can feel it!
COOL, missouri-ans knew which candidate wouldnt slowly deteriorate the u.s. into a 3rd world country
Come on people, the election is over. Wait 4 years and then do what you have to do. VOTE
Ah, "We've got 'em right where we want 'em," NOW it's all starting to make sense John!
I guess Obama showed you.
I don't understand why there are so many haters out there. The freaking election is over kids! Why don't we rally and get us out of the hole that this country is in? Put the bitterness aside and let's get our home back on track!
America finally got it right. What is it with people thinking the less intelligent candidate should be President? It happened with Bush. And now we are all paying for it. Kerry is more intelligent. Gore is more intelligent. I don't want someone I think I can hang out with. I have friends. I want someone who is intelligent enough to deal with the issues that come up in this country. This time America finally elected the smarter person.
What are you even trying to prove? 365 to 173 is absolutely a landslide you have no idea what your talking about the GOP lost 3 republican strongholds that had gone red since 1964. Know your facts
Hooray for increased division!!! I say we divide the country again. Blue States can unite and be the Progressive European nation in wants to be and the Red States can reform the Confederacy (we all see how that worked for them the first time) United!?!? HA, States of America indeed.
===========WHO CARES????
3rdstrike- cool, no, they did NOT..you think YOU do
They should recount. Just kidding.
I'll bet Missouri got it right all along.... I figure there was tampering going on with it taking this long to count.
Gerda Edwards, PEOTUS Obama matched enough to kick Senator McCain out of the ball park. He won greater than you and all of the other haters thought he could; and despite all your negative thoughts and comments, he will be the best President this Country has ever had. You all are trying to "judge" PEOTUS Obama before he can even begin his new job. He has a lot of work ahead of him; so don't start blaming him for the mess he has inherited.
Who cares, it was still a landslide and an electoral blood bath!!
Congrats, Missouri. You are still in the smart column.
Missouri is the only "target" state that McCain won!!
That says a lot.
A landslide by any other name would still be a landslide!
Slowly, the map turns blue ... then if we keep going forward, it will go purple. Missouri will catch up eventually.
We need a whole new philosophy about partisan politics. It is offensive to be required to declare a party before you can vote. We should be free to vote for the best PERSON, not party.
This whole election had forces bearing upon it that has never before happened in history and so you have the skewed demographics, the upsets, the lopsidedness. The biased media's influence on the outcome of this election was a primary factor in tipping if not weighing down the scales of impartiality. I wonder what karmic price tag will have to be paid for this "media malpractice" as someone has already coined.
Obama was, like, what, 95 votes ahead of the 270 needed to win? Was anyone still paying attention to the results in Missouri? I guess maybe people who live in Missouri. But as far as everyone else in the world is concerned, who cares?
I guess it would be cute if Missouri's newspapers carried a big front-page "MCCAIN WINS!!" headline tomorrow morning.
Well that ends it. All of this nonsense about "Missouri bellweather" out the window. No longer will candidates waste their time and effort courting this useless state.
If other conservative states like Indiana, Virginia, North Carolina and even Nebraska's 2nd congressional district voted for Obama, then Missourians have a serious and disturbing problem.
I think its safe to say Missouri can now be taken out of the Midwest and dumped in the same group as Oklahoma and Arkansas
I am sorry for the people who are so enamored of the current administration that they can think things will get worse under Obama. How can it be worse? My God, two wars, endless needless deaths in the Middle East, wiretapping now available to local law enforcement with no warrant on any of us, illegal torture, the decimation of jobs, industry, and the US economy...and you really believe that McCain had any solutions? Truly? Tax and spend is far better than spend and spend...Republicans may have BEEN fiscally responsible at one time, but no more. You can't send 10 billion a month to Iraq and not recoup that money somewhere. You cannot let jobs go overseas with no tax fallout...just wave bye, how much more salary do you want, CEOS? We'll take care of it. Bush tried to bomb his way to prosperity, and McCain follows the same economic rules, so just what are you afraid of? Stop watching Hannity and listening to Rush, and you might find out about the crookedness of Bush et al, and you might see that this change will be for the best. ANYTHING is better than the neo-fascist agenda of Bush. And if someone yells "socialism"-I will happily remind you that any tax structure "spreads the wealth." The difference is that Bush spreads it up, (and those folks seem to be not creating so many jobs, huh?)and Obama realizes that 95% of the country are not multimillionaires who need more tax breaks.
It just shows that Missouri isn't perfect. That was an incredibly close race. Truly one of the battlegrounds.
Who cares about Missouri? Obama won 8 red states by large margins. McCain almost lost his own state of Arizona. Obama completely distroyed McCain in both electoral votes and the popular vote.
Good. That's another myth we can bury with the "Bradley Effect"
Alright Missouri! You gave the guy a chance at not being "doubled up" on in electoral votes! Too bad though, came up a little short:
Final score: Obama 365 McCain: 173
Still a good ole fashioned butt whoopin if I've ever seen one!
....and for good reason.....none of us wanted the 'McSame.'
Thank goodness the majority of the country has a brain and made the right choice, unlike Missouri!! At least 49.3% made the smart choice!!
Gerda Edwards-
Well, well.:
(370-168 and 379-159 ), let alone the shellacking from Reagan and Bush 1 (489-49, 525-13, and 426-111).
First, Reagan and Bush 1 were the only two heavy landslides since 1904. Second, Obama (365-173) is ABOUT as same as both of Bill Clinton's 202 and 220 EV leads. Btw, Obama had a 202 EV lead before Missouri.
Now, if I recall Gerda, Bill had 49% and 47% while Obama HAS 53%. Furthermore, Obama has a BIGGER popular vote margin than Bush 1 and same as Reagan the second time and nearly the same the second time.
Obama NOT ONLY matched but BEAT Bill Clinton and Bush 1's wins but matched Reagan's wins. Btw, all the news station and presidential historical records are reporting a LANDSLIDE.
P.S. I forgive you for your ignorance. TX, GA, MT, and ND will go blue next time in addition to the Obama states.
Missouri has always picked the best candidate for President (with the exception of Stevenson).
Sadly, the majority of the nation picked a pair of bastards.
Osama/Biden – Not my president
Sounds as if Missouri now needs to catch up with the rest of the country....(Ya, I know....Arkansas does too!)
TJ Johnson wrote: "Congrats, Missouri. You are still in the smart column."
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Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!
Sure. Missouri and Arkansas and Mississippi and Alabama and Kentucky! The smartest places in America!
Nevermind that they are intellectual and cultural wastelands. If they're so smart, why do they live there? I'll stick with the more educated, prosperous, healthy and progressive states, thank you!
wow...enough with the red vs blue bashing comments....we need to unite the country..not further divide it....
but again people..enough with the stereotypical comments... saying red states are all hicks is a ridiculous as uneducated as saying that blue states are all "inner city hoodlums" and a bunch of atheists.......come on people wake up!!
TJ Johnson- IF you think MO was smart, what does that say about your own intelligence level?
And what will he do with it. Why did it take so long?
Suspecious..........................
karl rove at work!
It's kind of ironic that this historic election is the one the breaks the streak, and it took 2 weeks to figure that out on top of it. Streak, R.I.P.
What a bunch of uninformed individuals. Was no one paying attention to any of the campaign fraud that was going on in the Obama camp. Why is anyone who voted for McCain considered a racist? This election had nothing to do with who was the better candidate. There are no people more racists than the black community. Very few voters actually looked at what Mr. Obama stands. How can you support someone who doesn't support this country. He is against everything American stands for. And that says nothing about his wife. She is finally proud to be an American! I've been proud to be an American my entire life. Would she rather be living in squalor somewhere instead of in the high life she has now?
Darn, I desperately wanted to be proud of my state. I am disappointed that the state went with McCain, but then there is always next election. You see, we are the "Show Me" state and I think that after Obama shows the U.S. and the world the leadership and judgment he has, Missourians will go with the right choice next time.
guy in the midwest....wow...what an ignorant comment
I know a win is a win congrulations Senator McCain and smooth sailing
I guess atleast people from missouri knew the change obama was talking about is bringing clinton administration back!
Geesh, what a sore loser.
Accountant Guy November 19th, 2008 5:30 pm ET
Who cares, it was still a landslide and an electoral blood bath!!
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For an "accountant guy" you're not very good with numbers but certainly long on "rhetoric."
2008 Election results;
65,431,955 (53%) obama
57,434,084 (46%) mccain
Landslide ??????????????????????
A win is a win congratulations Senator McCain- bye smooth sailing
Well, this was close I think.
Why are there so many hateful comments on here about Missouri? I'm personally a die hard Democrat and I voted for Obama, but McCain won fair and square (with a margin of 3,600). Just because we didn't go blue this time doesn't mean our 11 electoral votes don't count, or that our state is somehow "inferior" to your state...As Obama said, "There is no red America, or blue America, this is the United States of America."
I think OH has taken MO's place as the bellweather state, even though the winning margin was oh-so-slim. I'd say it was still a bellweather if Obama had won by a razor thin margin....but he won by a lot.
McCain wins in Missouri just by 3K+ votes after 18 days!!!!! Speaks how the CHANGE is to the side of OBAMA!!!!!! Well Done Barak Obama
Overall, I am very happy with the results. Look how far Missouri has come in four years. In 2004, Democrats lost the Presidency (by 7%), a Senate Seat, Gov., Lt. Gov, and State Treasurer. Robin Carnahan (Sec. of State) and Jay Nixon (Atty Gen.) were the only statewide winners. Now Dems hold all statewide offices except Lt. Gov and Kit Bond's senate seat, while Obama came within 0.1% of winning the state. That's what progress looks like.
If all the haters that are against Mr. Obama would get behind him in getting this country back on track this would be a wonderful world after all.
such worthwhile news
So close.
Even in the states that Obama lost, he did well.
well such a spirited bunch for what amounts to a meaningless article. This fact belongs in an almanac not the political ticker.
Tomorrows Headline*****McCain and the GOP demand national recount.
I think it is rude for people to post negative things about Missouri. I notice some people from NC posting like they are above it all. Get a life. Your state had a close race and far from a landslide. I am an Obama supporter, but at least know how to be objective.
I'm disappointed a majority of Missouri voters didn't support Obama's historic election. He was clearly the more qualified candidate. WIth Obama showing good judgment and picking cabinet secretaries, and the economy in dire straits, I have a feeling most of the state's voters would support him today!
Sue – Nicely said. Neither candidate is a bad person and neither has the truly correct way to fix things, but the last eight years showed that the current plan is not the right one for us. Let it be said that we have tried the trickle down economic plan twice now and it did not work. This time might have worked had the Congress not allowed these companies to ship the jobs overseas (basically taking the trickle down money out of the worker's pockets). Why have CEO's salaries increased 400% since 1980, but the common worker's salary has not really increased much at all? It's definitely time for change. Anything is better than what is going on now!
I also look forward to the day when politics can be discussed without namecalling. I would love to see people accept that someone has a different opinion and just respect it. You do not have to change yours, just accept that someone thinks differently. RESPECT goes a long way!
Oh, for crying out loud!! Granted, McCain won Missouri, but it was only by a tenth of a percent!! This state has always been one of the closest in the nation on a long-term scale, especially this time. No party can truly lay claim to Missouri; for example, McCain took it by a hair, but the Democratic governor-to-be won by about twentyish percent. Why can't we all just accept what happened on any scale and just move on? I'd like that to happen. Bellwether-schmellwether.
The streak for Tenn was also that long, dating back to 1960. It was also broken this year
Congratulations Missouri! You're still in the Retarded States of America! Ha Ha – just teasing. THANK YOU to all the hard working Dems in Missouri. You did a great job and it was very close. We'll get 'em next time!
Congratulations John, your nasty racists attacks worked pitting one worker against another won you Missouri, I hope your proud.
Type in "dubious donations" in search engine........... Very interesting NY Post article
Well I guess that means I won't mind spending my money in Missouri now. I almost had to boycott the whole state!
Good job Missouri!
Too little, too late, mccain still lost by a landslide. LOL
The thing about Missouri is that it may be the most polarized state in the country. The City of St. Louis went 88% for Obama, St. Louis County was over 60% for Obama, Kansas City proper went strongly for Obama, but everywhere else went for McCain by a landslide. It is like there are two countries in Missouri. One group dreams of the US becoming more like Sweden or Canada (with nationalized medicine and education), the other group dreaming of the US becoming more like South Africa (during apartheid) or Iran (substituting Christianity for Islam).
MO has a demographic shift the opposite direction of states like VA, NC and CO. St. Louis is a typical rust belt losing major coorporations and a significant chunk of young, college educated youth. Kansas City has similar struggles. The fastest growing part of our state is the Southwest (Springfield) which is culturally in tune with Oklahoma.
Overall, our median age is up and that is what ultimately doomed us as a bell whether. I don't expect us to return to our bellwhether status unless all the ex-Missourians moved back.
OBAMA STILL HAS TO DO THE WALK. WE ALL KNOW HE HAS THE MOUTH OF TALK.
I think Missouri did great in picking the right candidiate. Oklahoma picked Mccain by a landslide and I am proud of that. That goes to show you that Missouri will be vindicated by their choice in the near future. With a majority democrat governement, it will be a matter of time when Missour will be proven correct in their advocacy for Mccain.
I think Paul is onto something. Missouri will go back to getting it right until 2060.....
What Matters is The people Who vote with their Understanding of the issues This country is facing, NOT People who Vote with There Immotions.
Missouri = still redneck
P.U. Missouri stinks!
Let's have a re-count!
A lot of folks are throwing out words they really don't understand. Red, Blue, Landslide.
Sorry to break anyone's bubble but a 7% win is not a landslide by any stretch of the imagination. It just looks like it due to the incrongruities of the electoral college. Keep in mind that nearly half of the voters did not vote for Obama. It wasn't a race thing for most, it was his ideas. We are moving toward (and have been for quite some time) a Socialist State. We can be the USSA; United Socialist States of Anemia. But hey, a win is still a win.
As a St. Louisan who voted for Obama, I'm just proud of the fact that we had a record turnout all over the country!!
OTOH, those of us who voted for Obama cannot take away the fact that 46% of the country still voted for the other guy (including, by a very slim majority, Missourians).
I've been hearing a lot bandied about by the press and others that Obama has a "mandate". When the other guy still gets 46% of the vote, you don't have a mandate (mandates are more like 70/30). You have, as Bill Clinton tried to tell the Democrats that got voted in in 2006 vowing to 'stop the war', an 'opportunity'.
It wouldn't matter if Jesus Christ got elected president – this country is facing serious challenges, beginning with the fact that all of us, starting with those high-paid finance wizards on Wall St., have been living way beyond our means.
Obama has an 'opportunity' to inspire all of us to roll up our sleeves and get to work. If we don't heed his advice, there are plenty of people in India, China, Brazil and everywhere else that will be more than happy to take our place "on the top of the heap".
- Bill
The win in Missouri for Senator McCain, can only make his total look good. Notwithstanding, the electoral votes which he earned are still well below the 270 which would have given him victory. McCain spent a lot of time visiting Missouri, and he should be congratulated for his effort and success in Missouri, especially since it is not the national result.
Get a life people. Obama...give me a break. The guy is a pot head.
Good.
Once again Missouri has shown good sense. This time the nation made the wrong choice. Obama will be a disaster if you believe his record and what he said during the campaign.
What is wiht you people? There is so much venom in these comments on both sides. The election is over, we have a president elect a sitting president and the country needs to get over this petty name calling and get to the business of setting things right. Calling each other names and spouting all this rhetoric is doing nothing but showing alot of ignorance among sore losers and sore winners. We need to support the president and president elect and show the true nature of the United States. I may not have voted for Obama but I am willing to give the man a chance to prove his mettle. You should do the same.
It was the President-elect who said our destiny is not written for us we make our destiny. He sure did make history without Missiori. He created his own path to the Presidency without Missiouri. He broke the streak.
Who cares....... this is hardly newsworthy. The Bush Crime family is almost out of office and I can hardly wait for real leadership with an intelligent & brillant man! Go Obama!
man oh man.........
The RAMS
The CHIEFS
The BLUES
the Cards and Royals had bad years and now THIS????????
Thank God we have MIZZOU!!
There are a lot of racists here.
Two weeks...TWO WEEKS after the election had concluded, and you just called Missouri for McCain NOW...
Mercy.
It's such a shame to live in such a hick state. So much for us picking the winner, as it is we have not voted for a democrat since Clinton. And for those of you critisizing Missouri, well at least we voted for a democratic govenor (thank god), so get a life and shut up. And besides, WHO CARES ANYMORE??!!! OBAMA WON!!!!! Perhaps Obama will be more sucessful the next time around. The only problem with our state is the republican stronghold of the Springfield and Branson area.
Obama will bring about REAL CHANGE and the ones that did not vote for him I think can at least agree that McCain and Co were NOT the candidates of change by a long shot.
Let's get behind Obama and tackle our huge challenges and opportunities!!!
SO they get it wrong every 52 years.
The state of Missouri where I grew up but which rejects gays should vote and did vote Republican, because that is their philosophy. I no longer live there.
I think there should be a recount in Missouri.
The people of the state deserve a chance at not losing their belwether status.
If the national election had been closer, there would be a recount for sure, and in a lot of states, a .1% difference would trigger an automatic recount.
Out of the 3_ million ballots, I'm sure there are far more mis-counts, machine errors and human errors than the 3600 vote difference.
Who are these people that think Democrats have all the answers???
I'm really sick of hearing them spout their exuding confidence in a President elect that only 2% of his voters were even educated on the issues.
How about just looking at the person and not a party next time.
We will get it next time along with GA and SC!!
"For an "accountant guy" you're not very good with numbers but certainly long on "rhetoric."
2008 Election results;
65,431,955 (53%) obama
57,434,084 (46%) mccain
Landslide ??????????????????????"
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An 8 million vote margin of victory is indeed a landslide in a Presidential election when no incumbent is running.
It's no big deal.
WILL THE REAL MAVERICKS PLEASE STAND UP.
"I think its safe to say Missouri can now be taken out of the Midwest and dumped in the same group as Oklahoma and Arkansas"
Yes... because clearly states that vote overwhelmingly and consistently Republican are exactly the same as states where the winner was decided by a margin of less than one percent. MO may no longer be a bellweather, although I still think that any state that has picked the winner all but twice in 104 years is probably more balanced than most. Just think that if only three thousand people, a small town, had voted the other way, you would all be praising MO. Well, most of you.
Hey Gerda Edwards. I think you make some very good points in your post. The only conclusion that can be cogently drawn from your analysis is that there are a great many stupid people in America who would continue to vote against their own best interest and the best intersts of their country, despite the great quantity of obvious evidence before them concerning the abject FAILURE of the [R]ightwing party. These people treat their allegience to the [R] party like a religion - they want their pathetic rightwing dogma handed to them on a plate by the likes of Limbaugh and his ilk - they don't want to analyse the issues for themselves and ponder the world around them. This lack of intellectual curiousity and analysis was personified in the recent campaign by Palin, and by her intellectually numb supporters.
Missouri, Bissouri, No matter what, Missouri would NOT have decided the presidential race.
But congratulations to Missouri for voting for the losing canidate, a first since 1956.
WOW..... great for John McCain.
This is even more reason to kick Missouri out of the union!!
I'm so sad our streak is over. One of my friends is a die hard Republican who knew Obama would win. He voted for Obama so Mo would go blue and be one the winning team.
And Missouri is the "Show me state". Oh well, they lost the "Bud", they picked the wrong candidate and what is next-the Arch will, dare I not say!!
Congrats McCain! Only 97 more electoral votes to go! Keep rallying....
Congratulations to McCain for winning Missouri. Overall I am happy with the election results. The better man won the Presidency.
it's those darn Illini that mess it up. Adlai Stevenson and Obama both messed up the streak!
As a resident Missourian, this is better than expected. Remember Missouri is was a Mason Dixon state. If you visit for 3-4 days it won't take long to be reminded that it is not a progressive state.
Ha! Ha! Ha! Good Job McCain. Good to know my neighboring state has some sense after all.
I think I speak for a lot of people when I say this:
No one cares anymore. The election is over and Obama won. The country has more important things to worry about
Wow glad the election wasn't being decided by Missouri. Can you imagine waiting 2 weeks for the results?!? Congrats to McCain.
MO is very deep south when it comes to non-whites! I live there and knew it would happen.
I commend my fellow Barak Obama suppoters I know that you worked hard to get the vote out and you did a marvelous job. Thanks from North Carolina, we all are winners.
Sorry the streak is over, but Americans got it right by electing Barack Obama.
Thanks anyway Missouri, you tried.
What you all seem to have forgotten is Missouri used to be the "Show Me" state. For whatever reason you voted for Obama, he now must "Show Me" if he can actually fulfill his rhetoric. With almost two months to go before being inaugurated, his top picks for his organization do not seem to speak towards the "change" you all came to believe in. If you voted for him you should now make it your responsibility to make him accountable.
Missouri is home to hundreds of extremely famous and important people: Harry Truman, Samuel Clemens – pragmatists to the end. While I hope you enjoy your victory much like that of a superbowl win, after the euphoria wears off, hopefully you'll turn your pragmatism toward your chosen leader.
Make him accountable. He's your president!
...and it's still a landslide for Obama!!!
well it is lost in the woods but mr o is the winner you no that and so do those cheating reppees.... to bad get over it fools you lossed big time can see that no one like you rep good bye as holes.......
To put it quite simply has anyone seen the new poll out about Obama supporters? You should. It gives you a good glimpse into who voted for him and how uninformed they were. Over half those interviewed did not know that dems were in control of the house and senate. More than half did not know pelosi, reid or Barney Frank. It is mind boggling how ignorant they were but yet they voted. Good job to Missouri you did pick the right man. The rest of America will have the next 4 years to see what total dem control is like.
Has anyone noticed that Obama clearly said in his acceptance speech that there is a lot of work to be done and that we may not get it done quickly, that it may even take more than one term. What happened to "What do we want? CHANGE!!! When do we want it? NOW!!!"?????
Who cares!!! You still lost, but congrats anyway.
FYI
St. Louis City and St. Louis County went for Obama in a big way. The "Harry Truman" part of the state needs to be educated.
Missouri ... you blew it ... Better get it right next time when Barack wins re-election
Who cares?
Don't worry Missouri, you'll get it right on 2012...
As one of those so called ignorants who voted for Obama – got to burst your bubble and let you know that polls show us great unwashed democrats actually not only knew the dems would gain control of the 3 tiers of government, but also VOTED for it eyes wide open.
The people have spoken and just like 47% of us had to do for 8 very long years, it is now time for those who did not vote for Obama to suck it up and accept the will of the people. How do you think we felt in 2000 and 2004?
Instead of tearing shreads off the president elect and those of us who voted for him and the Dems in the house and senate, why not give them a chance, after all 8 years of Republican control doesn't seem to have done this country any favors.
Most people voted for Obama and were uniformed. They were too scared to research him because they feared they would be exposed to all the evil stuff about this man. Sadly, most of those people are blacks. And personally, I think it is racist to vote based on the color of a persons skin.
To put it quite simply has anyone seen the new poll out about Obama supporters? You should. It gives you a good glimpse into who voted for him and how uninformed they were. Over half those interviewed did not know that dems were in control of the house and senate. More than half did not know pelosi, reid or Barney Frank. It is mind boggling how ignorant they were but yet they voted. Good job to Missouri you did pick the right man. The rest of America will have the next 4 years to see what total dem control is like.
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Can it get any worst than what your REPUBLICAN President has done? Let me guess, you voted for Bush? Considering this why should anyone take your advice on whom they should have voted for. You're clearly bad at making decisions.
Change won't happen overnite...and so what on MO it was so close it doesn't matter now. For those who keep being negative on the choice you need to put it to rest because President Elect Obama is in the House and instead of slamming Him why not get on the good foot and help make the Change.
All of the talk about tolerance and love of the right-wing religious nuts is nothing but BS. Otherwise, I'd have moved and lived in their states.
The problem with dumb people is that they don't know they are dumb. And dumb people tend to be superstitious and rely on their 'so-called' faith to subjugate others in the name of religious freedom!
Get with it, folks - religion has nothing to do with morality. Those who are against gay marriage know darn well that they would be pissed if there were law that restrict touching themselves! Though, it'd be difficult to enforce such law!
To those who think that people that voted for Obama are uninformed, uneducated or racist, what does that make you in voting for Bush in the last election(s)?
Duhhh... suck it up right-wing/religious/gun-clinging losers!
BTW. I voted for Reagan!
Missouri fell for the outright lies of Palin. She spent a lot of time there in the closing days. Unfortunately Missouri bought into her lies. I' very surprised, especially from the "Show Me" state! She showed you nothing, just told a bunch of lies, over and over again. So much for "Show Me", now I guess it's just "Tell Me". Which doesn't say much for Missouri. Sorry to see that, oops, I mean hear that.
Well that was practically 50/50 wasn't it? – cupcake anyone??
Losers !
my dear: Ike November 19th, 2008 7:37 pm ET
Don't worry it works the other way for the GOP – I know plenty of uninformed "white" voters – that know absolutely nothing and believe any disrepectful thing they are told and also fear the internet as one of the biggest evils of all time (?) wonder why that is???
and guess what – they voted too!!
Ike...the majority who voted for Obama is not African American but Caucasion, the black population vote overall does not compare to every other race who voted for Obama. Thanks American for wanting Change.
Technically AND LEGALLY Maccain won in Missouri, but statistically it was a tie. The margin is little more than one tenth of one percent.
3632/2887992 = 0.0012 5
If there were a case like Florida 2000, I am sure there would have been a recount and investigation into fraud and other things.
But since Obam has won the race with a land slide, Missouri out come does not matter.
I CALL IT 50/50
The Socialists are coming! The Socialists are coming!
Time to heal this nation and get onto the serious work ahead, our children are counting on us to act like adults. All this petty hatred and resentment is sending a terrible message to our future generation. Name calling and insults are for little thinkers. We need to get behind our new president and believe tomorrow can be great.
Misery is more like it.
Have you ever driven on their roads? Good grief.
I never considered Missouri a state anyway, more like a cess-pool of uneducated losers. It would be a fine place for someone like Rush to move to.
Obama won!!! Landslide, yet repugs are still trying to throw mud with biased polls, complaints on every level. Get over it, you lost, see how we felt in 2000 and 2004? I LOVE EVERY MOMENT!
Only about 3000 votes... A few months ago, who could have even considered that Missouri was going to be a battleground state? 4 out of 5 red state battleground wins isn't a bad outcome bad (Indiana, North Carolina, Missouri, Virginia, Ohio).
Oh man......I'm seein' some serious sour grapes.
All of you children who keep saying "who cares...Obama still won," et al. should take a good look in the mirror. You're mere shells of thoughtful human beings. I am registered Democratic and I voted for John McCain. I did not, however, vote for Bush. The dems worked very hard to convince people that McCain was another Bush and you ALL believed them. You should be ashamed of yourselves. You don't have to dig very deep to realize that before this election, McCain was every Democrat's favorite Republican. Until people learn to research the candidates for themselves and also realize that moderate, responsible leaders are what we need, we'll be going nowhere really quickly!
FYI Ike:
You're OBVIOUSLY an expert on the political awareness of blacks (lol), so I'm sure I don't have to tell you that:
1) MOST people who voted for Obama were WHITE.
2) I'm black, and I, as well as many blacks already knew who Obama was well before the 2008 election. I started researching Obama and his political philosophy back in 2004 after he spoke at the Democratic National Convention.
3) The same percentage of blacks that voted for Obama was roughly the same % of blacks that voted for Kerry and Gore. Were those votes "racist" too?
Way to go Missouri....All of you people from Missouri putting people in Missouri down and being hatelful....move..There's plenty of blue states that will take you....
PS Missouri is a beautiful state (actually the whole U.S.A. is!!) there are plenty from both sides of the ticket who voted. The fact is that Obama won this round – and we need to quiet the "rage" and come together and back our new President-elect--its the thing to do and please folks, enjoy the simple things in life for a little while (take a breath!) it may be all some of us may have for now – but I can still smile and enjoy a cup of tea and a lesson of life from my grand-daughter (who is so much wiser than some of the hateful posts I see hear) – please clean it up for the children if nothing else.
We'll give them another chance to get it right in four years. Come on Missouri, I'm pullin' fer ya'!
I'm sure the people in Missouri know Obama has won. Missouri just now being counted would make me feel like my vote doesn't count. What a slap in the face.
"Uninformed voters" elected Obama... I'll bet this came from the same source that told us Obama is an Arab. If "uninformed" means they didn't listen to right-wing radio, I guess I'd agree.
We should all be as informed as Sarah Palin.
DOES IT EVEN MATTER AT THIS POINT! MOVE ON PEOPLE!
It's sad to see how much hate and ignorance comes from the Right, not to mention self-righteousness. And they just make up statistics like, "Most people voted for Obama and were uniformed." Stupid comments from Ike like, "Sadly, most of those people are blacks," show just how dumb people can still be. Black people have been voting for Democrats for years. This one happened to be black, but now the reason for the vote must be because he's black, not because the Democrats have treated blacks with more respect than Republicans since the Reagan era. Don't feel sorry for us poor black folks. Save your pity.
Well, there you go.... you can't win 'em all! I mean Missouri.... no one or state is infallible!
McCain Won the State but sadly he lost the election hopefully Obama will lose in four years
Unfortunately, I live in Missouri. My husband and I voted for President Elect Obama and supported him through the election. Thank goodness he won.
I live in St. Louis – I am not surprised by the outcome.
I was one of two people in my workplace who voted Obama. And get this, I work for a college. A COLLEGE. Educated individuals all over and I was one of only two people who had any sense.
I haven't considered myself an American for the last eight years, and I am ashamed of this backwards state.
All the Obama bashers out there. come one now. the show is over. Just suck it up. there's not much you republicans and racist brats can do now to change the results. Obama was the better man. just deal with it. Stop the whining. you guys lost, deal with it.
Well, for those of you who think that Republicans will sit back and let Democrats do whatever they want without opposition, you got another thing coming.
I think it is kinda hypocritical when, for 8 years EVERY democrat called Bush every name in the book, and treated him like a Pariah and then expect Republicans to sit back and revel at the Majesty of the MESSIAH Obama.
I will do my best to respect him as President, but I will not unquestionably sit back and expect him to save the world.
Well Finally, I was getting sick of waiting
I see alot of comments coming from the right that Obama voters are not informed. I'm not sure what you are basing that on, but it's incorrect. 58% of voters with postgraduate education voted Obama. 50% of college educated voters went for Obama. 52% of voters who make $200,000 or more voted for Obama. Those are not groups who tend to be "uninformed". Anyway, I've experienced 8 years of Republican control and seen our country driven into the ground by GOP policy. I voted Bush in 2000, but I'm not sure I'll ever vote Republican again. I voted Democrat in the last two elections because I did study the issues. If Obama can guide us through these rough times he will go down as one of the greatest presidents of all time. Good luck Obama, good luck Americans, and God bless the United States of America.
Memo to Max: When 99% of the African-American population votes for a black-looking man, that's called RACISM. That's what you would call it if 99% of other races voted for McCan. Admit it. The pure numbers speak for themselves. You have to decide if you are a victim, a racist, or simply a human being who can see something good in both sides of an election. You can't have it all ways. No more discussion needed on that point.
I can't wait for another democratic controlled Capitol Hill. Last time We got NAFTA. Remember thats how all of our good paying manufacturing jobs left the country. HEY, maybe we can all share our unemployment checks as apart of the share the wealth program.
And I agree, Bush screwed up. We should have never gone into Iraq. But don't worry Change is coming, it will be in the form of higher taxes, and more breaks for the big lobbiest, but if you don't beleive me see who got the highest campain contributions from the Big Oil companies and others like them.
Good jobz people good jobz. Oh thats right, they all left with the help of NAFTA.
I think it's ridiculous that anyone would use this poll to discount the Obama voters. TRUST ME, that poll is a reflection of ALL AMERICANS. Both republicans and democrats are completely ignorant of the issues and the politics that affect their lives. If you conduct the same poll with republicans (which I am sure it has been done) you will find similar results. The general population of this country are made up of ignorant people, and I am sure this is the case for nearly all the nations of this world.
Ha Ha Haa Ho Ho Hoo ..Oh What A Laugh Who Cares ?? 15 Days after President Obama Win the Election ,we finally get the results... I think the Americans People should demand a Recount . A State taking that long to count ballots got to be to backward to know what they are voting on and what Policies they are voting for !! .; I put in motion an automatic Recount. this is a shame on the U.S.A. voting process!!! Last Word Up is:: the votes count is so close I hope they did not Cheat or practice Fraud!!!
Ha Ha Ha, To Little , To Late Missouri.. By the way What Took So Long??
At least McCain wouldn't have been picking Clinton people to be in his cabinet. Some change. Bridge back to the 20th century.
"Missouri since 1904 has picked it's winning president." It didn't this year. ^__^
Hey Daniel. May I suggest that you no longer listen to Rush, Hannity and the like? Your post sounds so angry. Try another point of view, perhaps watching Countdown with Keith Obermann, and see if some of your anger disapates. Good luck.
Personal to WC:
Please explain the anti-Catholic phenomenon in 1960 against JFK.
Put the King James Bible down first, though! You know, the Bible commissioned by Queen Elizabeth I to substantiate England's wrath of "terror exploration" in the new world!!!