Gay marriage is on pace to be legal in 73 states by next Tuesday.

[Cooley Hurd]

https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/520355884724404224

Nate Silver
‏@NateSilver538
Gay marriage is on pace to be legal in 73 states by next Tuesday. http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/the-expansion-of-same-sex-marriage-over-time/

[GGJohn]

1. 73 states?

[mackerel]

22. Maybe he was counting California as more than one state?????

[TeeYiYi]

2. I'm guessing he meant 37...?!!11!111! ..nt

TYY

[Rhiannon12866]

3. And about time!!!

[herding cats]

4. Finally, some forward thinking on the issue!

[Rex]

5. It's about time we recognized those other 20 or so states!

New New York. The Outlands. The Fury States. Texas major and Texas minor. The 4 islands.

Great places!

[ReRe]

14. And D.C., of course n/t

[littlemissmartypants]

17. Puerto Rico! Finally. nt

[customerserviceguy]

32. State of Confusion?

[RKP5637]

6. Always nice to have a few extra states in support as backup!

[dixiegrrrrl]

24. And I hear they are all DEM!!!!!!

[Jenoch]

7. The Republicans had fun with

President Obama's '57 states' blooper. It can happen to anyone, including VP Biden, W, and even Quayle. When a person's every statements are recorded, shit happens.

[AwakeAtLast]

8. Does that mean that California has split into four states?

Along with Colorado? And Wyoming? and any other state that can be split?

[bigmonkey]

12. What about

East and West North and South Dakota and Carolina?

[Aerows]

9. My girlfriend and I are getting married!

[theHandpuppet]

19. Congratulations!!

[RKP5637]

27. YEA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

29. Good for you

Good luck!

[Jackpine Radical]

30. Congrats indeed.

[Behind the Aegis]

10. The only place it won't be in the ultra-conservative state...

..of Denial.

[WhiteAndNerdy]

11. LMAO! :) nt

[Yo_Mama]

13. We are all breathlessly waiting the response from Canada's annexed territories?

Fatigue and statistics don't go together!!!

[Kablooie]

15. In three week there will be over 107 states with legal gay marriage! Whoo hoo!

[littlemissmartypants]

18. Imagine ...by New Years Eve!

~ Lmsp 🙌

[Spitfire of ATJ]

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Elion King, AZ ‏@Elion_King 6h6 hours ago

@NateSilver538 /checks to make sure this isn't @drunknatesilver

[littlemissmartypants]

20. Once that tipping point is reached

There is no stopping that momentum. Soon I may have to change my avatar.

[Brother Buzz]

21. Barack Obama has visited only 57 of those states

[MFM008]

23. I hate it

When you dont pay attention for a week coz your sick and they sneak 23 more states in on you......................

[marym625]

25. That's the funniest thing I have heard in a LONG TIME!

Thanks for sharing!

[Arkana]

26. I expect Sam Wang to be all over this one.

[Liberal_in_LA]

28. lol

[Jackpine Radical]

31. He's projecting the Republicans to carry 61 of them.

[IDemo]

33. Maybe he's including the states of bliss, relief, exhaustion, etc....