Zach Adams

Happy Friday! In 1968, Virginia voters narrowly chose Richard Nixon for President. Like the rest of the South, sharp racial divides split the state's historically large Democratic electorate. Nixon had considerable support in the suburbs, medium-sized cities, and the Valley.

Today, I fed a sloth at a zoo

The Wizard of Oz turns 86 this year — and back in 1998, Rick Polito delivered the greatest one-line movie description ever in a TCM listing.

Here's a map of the 1952 presidential election in Montana by congressional district. Eisenhower won both of the state's districts, including MT-01 which narrowly sent a Democrat to Congress at the same time.

10 term Congressman Sam Gejdenson lost reelection in an upset in 2000 to State Rep. Rob Simmons even as Al Gore swept the district. A combination of opposition from AIPAC, support of a casino, and questions about his residency provided fuel for an upset.

Here's a map comparing the margins by county in Wisconsin between the 2022 Senate election and the 2024 presidential election. Harris was stronger than Barnes in eastern Wisconsin, particularly in the Milwaukee suburbs, while Barnes did better in western Wisconsin.

The 2021 Virginia State Senate and House of Delegates elections, a contest testing the popularity of Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin's versus the crosscurrent of Virginia's partisanship resulted in Democrats holding the senate and gaining the house from their 2021 loss.

Self-proclaimed "free-thinking movie goers" when Jurassic Park 12 is in theaters

This show is so unnecessary. We don't need to see the entire story all over again, because the movies already did a great job adapting it.