How old is this reporter?
traditionally GOP states — now including West Virginia
Obama was heading in the next few days to Virginia and Missouri, states often out of reach for Democrats but up for grabs in a year with Republicans under fire. - correct about Virginia, but that's a hell of a statement about Missouri
Remember, most Republicans on this site still have Jay Nixon LOSING the governor race on their prediction map.
Most Republicans will throw a temper tantrum and threaten you if you say Missouri would vote for a Democrat, even if polls are tied (Obama), and even if the Democrat (Nixon) has a 10 to 15 point lead...
The thing is, of course Missouri was not going to be a great state for Obama, but to talk about it as if it's Indiana is to ignore its history prior to 2004...
