Missouri's Stem Cell Amendment Padding Lead

Missouri's Amendment 2, the ballot initiative to make it so stem cell research cannot be outlawed, is ahead by 1.2% (around 38,000 votes) with 94% of precincts reporting.  (http://www.cnn.com/...)  As I was writing this, CNN called it as passing.

The amendment was far behind in early returns, as rural Missouri counties voted against it 60 to 66%.  However, the state's major urban areas -- Kansas City and St. Louis -- were in favor of the measure, and they were the last to report.  At 91% reporting, the amendment was ahead by around 12,000 votes, so it looks like the amendment will get a slim majority.

The victory goes with the passing of Proposition B (raise the state minimum wage), which is ahead with 76% of the vote.  Expect to see similar ballot initiatives in more states in 2008 -- Senator McCaskill probably won her Senate seat because Democratic Party voters came to the polls to support Prop. B!

•  Victory for Alex P. Keaton

  Defeat for Rush Limpbough.

  by bustacap on Wed Nov 08, 2006 at 12:04:06 AM PDT

•  Whew

  This started at like 80% support, but things were looking grim towards the end, the anti-science crusaders were telling huge lies in the last week.

  by bilge on Wed Nov 08, 2006 at 12:05:08 AM PDT

•  What a great night for Missouri. n/t

  by blueteam on Wed Nov 08, 2006 at 12:06:37 AM PDT

  •  Yes, it's the best night in Missouri

    for a long time, I can't remember a better one, and I'm going on 50.  Unfortunately for me, I had to move out of Missouri and watch it from one of the most Republican counties in Illinois.  Oh, well.  It is truly better late than never.  ;-)

    by Got a Grip on Wed Nov 08, 2006 at 12:10:21 AM PDT

•  Oh, that's just GREAT! Human Cloning is NEXT

  and . . .

  hee hee

  Just some almost-post-election giggles.

  Good news, thanks.

  by wader on Wed Nov 08, 2006 at 12:07:02 AM PDT

  •  Yes, Clone George Bush

    So he can be hung twice.

    by Demena on Wed Nov 08, 2006 at 12:44:19 AM PDT

•  Michael J Fox was right.

  What voters do in MO matters a lot to the rest of us.

  by Bob Love on Wed Nov 08, 2006 at 12:07:17 AM PDT

•  If dems pass minimum wage raise at the federal

  level, it takes it off the table in 08 at the state level

  by The Professor on Wed Nov 08, 2006 at 12:13:43 AM PDT