Electoral Map Question

Can someone explain to me why Missouri (tied at 49% with 100% of the precincts reporting - where are the other 2%?) has been called for McCain with over 2.8 million votes cast and McCain's lead at 5,868 votes but North Carolina (tied at 50% with 100% of the precincts reporting) hasn't been called for Obama with over 4.2 million votes cast and an Obama lead of 14,053 votes? What am I missing?

I know it doesn't matter to the news organizations anymore and therefore I won't hear it on the tube, and that it won't change the results of the election, but I'd like to know what's going on. My sadistic side really wants to turn these states blue. Can anyone enlighten me?


UPDATE (2:55pm): BAM! Obama wins North Carolina. What took so fucking long? This article also states that Missouri is still too close to call, even though I've seen maps and stories handing MO to McCain. Maybe I'll get my wish after all. Woohoo! Political woody!

Deny, Deny, Deny...

...the inevitable.

The Game Changer

Hillary Clinton called North Carolina a "game changer" in the race for the Democratic nomination, but I don't think this is what she had in mind. Barack Obama had taken North Carolina 56%-42%, after major barnstorming by Bill Clinton this past week. Some reports say he's done 100 stump speeches in the last two weeks in the Tarheel State.

And in Indiana, where Clinton was expected to win by double digits, the race is too close to call with 95% of the vote in and Obama down by about 16,000 votes!

The Clinton scenario to move on was a blowout in Indiana and to make it close in North Carolina. The exact opposite has happened. How is her campaign going to spin this one? Clinton has also cancelled all morning show appearances that were scheduled tomorrow.

UPDATE (1:10am): With 99% reporting, MSNBC has delcared Clinton the winner in Indiana.

The numbers:

Clinton: 637,389 - 51%

Obama: 615,370 - 49%

According to MSNBC's Chuck Todd, Obama has erased Clinton's gain in her Pennsylvania win, extended his delegate lead by 160+ and has extended his popular vote lead to 700,000+. No matter how they try to slice it, the Clinton campaign is running out of ways to fudge the numbers. I'll be expecting the undeclared superdelegates to start flooding toward Obama.