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Final Count Gives McCain Win In Missouri Missouri has gone for McCain, ending the state's 50-year string of support for the winning presidential candidate. Sen. John McCain's unofficial margin over President-elect Barack Obama: 3,632 votes.

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Final Count Gives McCain Win In Missouri

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Final Count Gives McCain Win In Missouri

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Missouri has gone for McCain, ending the state's 50-year string of support for the winning presidential candidate. Sen. John McCain's unofficial margin over President-elect Barack Obama: 3,632 votes. Steve Kraske, a political reporter for The Kansas City Star, discusses the outcome and its implications for Missouri's "bellwether" status.