Bellwether State Fails to Pick the Winner for Second Time in 104 Years

As of today, Missouri is still the only state left that hasn't called in the Presidential election.  There are still thousands of uncounted provisional ballots, but unofficial results show John McCain leading over President-elect Barack Obama by less than 4,800 votes.

It certainly has been a close race.  While it won't make a difference with who wins the election, it does make a difference when it comes to Missouri being labelled as a bellwether state.  Only once before has Missouri failed to pick the winning candidate, that was back in 1956 when Democrat Adlai Stevenson claimed Missouri over Republican President Dwight Eisenhower, by a margin of fewer than 4,000 votes out of 1.8 million cast.

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The state has until December 9th to officially call the race.