Missouri: Another Troubling Sign For McCain
Posted Oct 13, 2008 at 6:12 PM by Maurice Berger
Missouri is a bellwether state that has voted with the winner in every presidential cycle since 1904, with one exception, 1956. (The state has been trending Republican in recent cycles; still as of 2004, its record survives.) Last month, McCain saw great improvement in his numbers in Missouri, pulling into a modest but solid lead. Two new polls released today, by Fox News/Rasmussen and Survey USA, suggests a surge of sorts for Obama in the Show-Me State, with leads of +3% and +8% respectively. (The Survey USA poll also suggests that McCain lead among white voters has "evaporated.") Despite its red-ward trend, is MO still a bellwether for the country, mirroring McCain's diminished national standing?
