It's Cool To Be From Ohio: My classmate Jeremy Kahn, managing editor of The New Republic, wrote an article about how it is now cool to be from Ohio, a/the privitol swing state. I was particularly amused by this part, "Attending college on the East Coast, I found that many of my classmates--experts on the subtle class distinctions between Long Island towns and able to exchange knowing nods at the mention of certain New Jersey Turnpike exits--seemed only dimly aware of where Ohio was. "It borders Illinois, right?" Well, no. And there were frequent mix-ups about my hometown. "You're from Cincinnati right? No, wait, don't tell me. Columbus." Cleveland. I'm from Cleveland."