I never thought I’d find myself saying this, but way to go Iowa.
In other Big Ten state news, my plan to select a heavily Big Ten weighted NCAA finals bracket actually has me doing better than Barack Obama, primarily because of Michigan State’s upset over Louisville. Unfortunately, while I do have the Spartans going on to the championship game, I ultimately picked Minnesota to win it all… and they were eliminated in the first round.
(This was a pool for no money or prizes. Had anything been on the line, I most likely wouldn’t have picked a Final Four of Minnesota, Michigan State, Michigan, Purdue.)
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just because it’s in the midwest means little. it’s a swing state, so it must be at least somewhat “progressive”
i’m more concerned about the states that aren’t. for example, oklahoma …
Nate Silver predicts 2021 for Oklahoma.
But the point of my surprise is not the Iowa is more progressive (in this case) than Oklahoma, but that it’s ahead of states like New York, Oregon, and Washington… and even Minnesota, which is basically Iowa plus a big city.
that’s a really good point. go iowa.
i like your description of minnesota, haha.