Didn’t Missouri go for McCain in 2008? It was close, though. I seem to recall going to bed that night not knowing who won Missouri ... but by then it didn’t matter.
Missouri was about the only purple state that went for McCain, but you are right, it was extremely close.
Mo went for McCain only b/c the Fiend already had enough electoral votes to win. If Mo was needed to decide the Presidency, it would have been stolen.
Yes, in fact I believe MO was the last state called. McCain won by around 3500 votes, mainly because the Dems couldn’t scrounge up enough dead guys in St. Louis. There is NO margin for error in Missouri. Everyone has to get out and vote in November or its going blue.