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Must not have went over well
The midwest hasn't exactly been candyland the last 30 years or so (probably longer, but I can't speak to that from experience).
Most of the more respectable people are, frankly, the more dour, less emotive people in general. We've had to be that way to survive - after 30- years of keeping your opinion to yourself and closely guarding your emotions, to include reactions and body language, well, this is what you get.
Why do you think the midwest so overwhelmingly supports Trump?
Your choice.
But the SS won't make a mistake that blatant, so it's just you coming off as looking paranoid and/or unhinged to the rest of us.