That’s right folks, if you want to know the average American, here I am.
According to a poll posted on CNN.com , Wisconsin is the most ‘representative’ state in the union.
So, since I am just about precisely in the middle of the average expected lifespan, and am solidly middle-class, and I live in Wisconsin, I conclude that I am the average American. Please don’t tell al-Qaeda.
According to that list, Montana and Virginia are tied, Kentucky and New Mexico are tied, Iowa and Texas are tied, and Maine and New Hampshire are tied, yet they put them in alphabetical order and just number them.