All Missouri is Counted, Obama wins "the bellweather state" by 1.2%

[usregimechange]

Clinton, Hillary DEM 395,235 48.0%
Obama, Barack DEM 405,591 49.2%

Big win for Obama! The bellweather state!

[angie_love]

1. woohoo!

[Renew Deal]

2. Big symbolic surprising win.

:wow:

[loyalsister]

21. This territory is great news!

This is where the students are. This also holds an unusual multi-cultural center. It's a rural county with all that comes with it. (Missouri has been labelled the northernmost southern state.) But when you get into the small city where there is a university, there is a small Bosnian population. Indian, Asian, and mediterranean populations. Large enough that we have a mosque and an Indian temple.
And then there's the students who come from all across the state as well as out of state. This is a very representative county.

HILLARY CLINTON . . . . . . . . 9,598 36.95
BARACK OBAMA . . . . . . . . . 15,725 60.54


http://www.showmeboone.com/

[Egnever]

3. Well nice because its a W

but pretty much an even split no?

[FrenchieCat]

4. We need to keep this kicked and Rec'd!

I'm sure that Hillary supporters would be gloating just based on that state......if they could!

[jillan]

5. 1% is a big win?

The delegates will be split 50-50.

[pansypoo53219]

10. georgie made that a mandate.

just have to spin it.

[MadBadger]

11. Hey, AP, Reuters and NPR called the state for Clinton. Id say its a big win For Obama.

[usregimechange]

12. It is more of a symbolic win! and just a general win!

[cascadiance]

22. It's a big win because Missouri almost ALWAYS picks the president in its primary!

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-mizzou-web-feb02,1,4680995.story

If history continues to follow precedent, it would be fitting that this upset here would translate into a national upset of Obama over Hillary too.

[Drunken Irishman]

6. Missouri was weird. All night Clinton held a huge lead.

At one point I think it was close to 20. Then I noticed it was around 14, then 10 and then 4 and then 1 and then Obama was up.

Crazy.

[TheWraith]

9. The cities, particularly St. Louis, are apparently notoriously slow in counting.

Hillary won the outlying areas, but Obama racked up huge margins in the cities.

[SoCalDem]

13. Leads change when you actually get down to the counting..

It always annoys me when people are in such a rush..

vote
count
announce

[Straight Shooter]

7. The state of Ashcroft and McCaskill goes to Barack.

Let the eagle soar and give immunity to the telecoms.

Go Missouri!

[cali]

26. that's just so silly. Next month Obama will crush Cl

Clinton in my state of Vermont. What are you gonna say then, that it's the state of the evil socialist Bernie Sanders and that uber liberal dem, Pat Leahy?

[meow mix]

8. nice one

:D

[PresidentObama]

14. Very close to be seen as a big victory. I wonder how the delegates will break down.

Hillary won most of the state, minus where St. Louis and Kansas City is.

I live in Springfield, Missouri...and she won her!

[usregimechange]

18. She won all the conservative areas, just sayin

[Whisp]

15. omg I can't keep up, I thot Missouri was Clinton...

o happy days.

[Breeze54]

16. But Clinton got more delegates. - 25 to 22

Obama --- 405,284 - 49% - 22
Clinton - 395,287 - 48% - 25

http://abcnews.go.com/politics/elections/state?state=MO

[usregimechange]

17. Those are estimates

[cascadiance]

25. Not estimates, but those that "become" committed as they add up the delegate counts...

I think the number now is 30 vs. 30, leaving 10 more delegates still to be "apportioned".

[TheDonkey]

19. Go OBA-MO!

[usregimechange]

20. Kick!

[SKKY]

23. Only once has Missouri NOT gone with the eventual winner...

...among other things, this is very good news for Obama.

[TexasObserver]

24. Huge win for Obama in Missouri.

It is a bellweather state. If he can win Missouri, he can win nationally.