That's what they said about Obama winning the primaries -- remember? And how about the presidency? (Pause. Protest about not being a racist. His youth. "We don't know who he really is.")
Now it's Missouri's votes -- Missouri, where McCain ended election day 5,000 votes ahead. And 6,300 provisional ballots are still officially uncounted, many from a traditionally Democratic district. Is it possible -- or unlikely -- that Missouri will give its votes to Obama?
"Though the state’s electoral votes will not impact the result of the
national presidential election, that doesn’t mean partisans aren’t
still invested in the outcome: both Democratic and Republican
representatives are working with election officials to supervise the
counting of provisional ballots.
"'We had voters that stood in that line for hours for Election Day,' [Missouri Dem, Jack] Cardetti said. 'And whether they cast a vote for Barack Obama or John McCain, that vote should certainly be counted.'
And Missouri’s bellwether reputation?
"'We don’t want the victory stolen from Sen. McCain in order to have Missouri hold on to some bellwether status,' [Missouri Republican, Tina] Hervey said. 'Our main goal is to not have this stolen from us.'"
"'We had voters that stood in that line for hours for Election Day,' [Missouri Dem, Jack] Cardetti said. 'And whether they cast a vote for Barack Obama or John McCain, that vote should certainly be counted.'
And Missouri’s bellwether reputation?
"'We don’t want the victory stolen from Sen. McCain in order to have Missouri hold on to some bellwether status,' [Missouri Republican, Tina] Hervey said. 'Our main goal is to not have this stolen from us.'"
