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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ok Colorado and Wyoming thinking they’re Midwest is new to me. As is Ohioans thinking we arent

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Coloradan here. We don't. I'm very suspicious of this data.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The eastern third of CO is all plains and definitely feels like the Midwest, but hardly anyone lives there.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yep, and it's really obvious if you've driven into the state from the east. You find yourself wondering when you're gonna get to Colorado and realize you've been driving in it for 3 hours, it just looks exactly the same as the last 10 hours.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The trick is, as soon as you can see the tip of Pikes Peak, you’re in Colorado.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Same thought. No one here thinks it’s the midwest. It’s the west and very apparent. Ghost towns start popping up for attractions, everything’s about the mountains, camping, hiking, skiing/snowboarding.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You'll never get everyone to agree on anything in a poll.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

In fact, weird outliers are a sign that the numbers weren't cooked. In polling, you'll always find a Christian who thinks Jesus isn't real, an Atheist who thinks the ten commandments should be posted in classrooms, people who think Sonic tastes good, and other equally strange and nonsensical results.