The headline on a July 20 Associated Press article posted at NewsMax reads, “Howard Dean Targets ‘Flyover Country.’ ” This implies that Dean used the somewhat derogatory term “flyover country” to describe what is broadly described as the Midwest — which is false. The term appears nowhere in the article, let alone quoting Dean as saying it. Further, the original AP headline reads, “Dean Says Midwest Crucial for Democrats.”
In other words, it’s NewsMax that is slamming the Midwest as “flyover country,” not Dean.