9 Days Out, Missouri Still Not Breaking

A SINGLE POINT
Separates John McCain and Barack Obama in the latest NBC News poll of Missouri
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NBC's Chuck Todd on Missouri: "It usually is a trailing indicator of where the national polls are, and it's still a Republican state. A pinkie on the scale for the Republicans, not a big thing. But if you see a surge for Obama, five or six points nationally, then he's probably tied, or maybe even a little ahead in Missouri."
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ALSO, Todd paints an electoral picture for Obama without THE BIG 3:
If Obama wins Virginia, Colorado and Nevada . . . he does not need to win Pennsylvania, Ohio or Florida.
"That really makes it tough," Todd says.
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"Everything seems too good," says Political Analyst Charlie Cook on Obama's chances.