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Midwestern identity and politics today

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    Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, makes a stop at Pat's King of Steaks Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
    Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, makes a stop at Pat's King of Steaks Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

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    The two candidates for Vice President hail from the Midwest. Both use that identity to try and appeal to voters. But what does it mean to be a Midwesterner?

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    Jon K. Lauck, founder of the Midwestern History Association. Editor of the Middle West Review. Author of: The Good Country: A History of the American Midwest 1800-1900.

    Kimberly Atkins Stohr, writer at The Boston Globe. Contributor at MSNBC.

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