Bob Vanderbei sends along this update to his earlier maps:
Purple America in 3D
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What a cool graphic. I looked very closely when it flipped over but still couldn’t find Jimmy Hoffa.
Of course not. If he were easy to find, he wouldn’t be hidden, would he?
This map is a little confusing. Why is the bar for Cook County (pop 5.2 mil, Obama +.96 mil) so much smaller than for e.g. Suffolk County (pop .72 mil, Obama +.16 mil)?