Missouri as a Bellwether

[Notre Dame rules!]

MO is given so much credence because it is supposed to represent "middle America."  However, in some ways it is a true bellwether.  Look at the map.  The vast middle of the nation is becoming more Republican, and the Dems are being pushed to the coasts of the West and Northeast, with just a little bit of the Great Lakes thrown in.  Outside of Illinois, the Dems hold on the Great Lakes region is slipping fast.