The Midwest!!! Why Does Everyone Believe they Live There? Are Montana, Idaho, & Colorado Midwest? What's So Special About Identifying As Midwest? Which States Should Not Be Considered Midwest?

The Best Paragraph I've Read: "Lynn Shelmerdine passes oil rigs and tumbleweed on her way to work. Most men she knows drive pickup trucks and quite a few wear cowboy hats. But she’s emphatic that her part of Montana, despite being in Mountain time, is the Midwest rather than the Wild West. It’s “family, family, family and I think that’s what Midwestern people are—family comes first and working hard and providing for your family,” says Shelmerdine, a 60-year-old retired teacher who runs Elks Lodge #1782 in Sidney, Mont., a small oil and agricultural city about 10 miles from the North Dakota border.  “Meat and potatoes…county fairs and we definitely have lots of casseroles—we call them a hot dish,” she says. Don’t forget marshmallows in salads. “You got a church potluck, you’re gonna get that.”  Everyone knows places such as Ohio and Minnesota are solidly in the Midwest. But a recent poll finds that the Midwest is more a state of mind than just a place you can point to on a map." This paragraph comes from the Wall Street Journal. The article is titled: "It's Amazing How Many Americans Think They Live in the Midwest. When they Don't." The authors are Ben Kesling and Jennifer Levitz. You can read the full article here: https://www.wsj.com/us-news/midwest-u-s-survey-west-geography-97c18794 Zac & Don discuss the borders of the Midwest. They wonder why so many Americans want to see themselves as part of the Midwest. They also share their thoughts on which states should be included in the Midwest.