Nate Silvers post-"nuclear holocaust" electoral map

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The Hill ‏@thehill 4m4 minutes ago
Nate Silver’s post-"nuclear holocaust" electoral map goes viral http://hill.cm/VpxqB36


FiveThirtyEight’s Nate Silver on Friday mocked President-elect Donald Trump’s call for expanded nuclear capabilities by predicting what all-out nuclear war could do to the electoral map.

Nate Silver @NateSilver538
Here's what the electoral map would look like if only people who weren't burnt to a crisp in the nuclear holocaust voted.

The punchline: A map showing only Wyoming, Alaska and Hawaii surviving. Silver’s tweet had nearly 3,000 retweets an hour after posting.

[nycbos]

1. This was discussed yesterday but...

... since Wyoming is home to a lot of minuteman nuclear weapons, Hawaii is home to the Pacific Fleet, and Alaska has several key military bases they would likely be initial targets.

[2naSalit]

2. Yup.

[mainer]

5. Only Maine survives!

Maybe that's why we have so many former CIA living here.

[Glassunion]

3. Let's not forget that the north-western corner of the state

of WY sits on a brewing super-volcano.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

4. Dick Cheney's long game. Nt

[kimbutgar]

6. Except there is a lot of geothermal energy in Yellowstone park that might blow up that state

I saw a special one on tv that Yellowstone could be a powder keg if they start drilling and fracking and cause volcanic action. Wyoming won't be a safe zone.

[pintobean]

7. Good one Nate

Nov 8 final prediction

[neverforget]

8. This tweet is just as wrong as his election prediction.

Wyoming is toast with the nuclear missile silos at Warren AFB.
Alaska is toast with the Army and AFB bases in Anchorage and Fairbanks
Hawaii because of all the bases and deep water port.