Ohio (somehow) not named the most Midwestern state

• The top three: Iowa, Indiana and Wisconsin.
• Ohio, inexplicably, ranked second to last, edging out only South Dakota.

What they found: Rural folks are more likely to describe themselves as Midwestern than city-dwellers, so states like Ohio with large urban populations slipped down the rankings.

The intrigue: Of the 15 most-mentioned words in Midwestern Airbnb listings, a third related to fishing. "Walleye" was No. 1, so the Post dubbed it "the most Midwestern thing on Earth."

• We have the Toledo Walleye minor-league hockey team and Port Clinton's Walleye Drop on New Year's Eve. Those have to count for something, right?

🤔 Our take: There's no way this study is the ideal way to judge which state embodies the Midwest best.

• Have you seen our corn statues? Our butter cow? Our delicious ranch dressing?

The bottom line: We need to have a friendly Midwestern word with our colleagues at Axios Des Moines.