zach blackburn
@zachblackburn.bsky.social
statehouse reporter. new jersey globe. zach@njglobe.com
Costco is a magical place. Humans enter and immediately lose all spatial awareness; they receive orders from a mothership demanding they Be In The Way
November 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Costco is a magical place. Humans enter and immediately lose all spatial awareness; they receive orders from a mothership demanding they Be In The Way
Mikie Sherrill’s coattails were long throughout New Jersey, helping Democrats flip seats down the ballot. Democrats flipped municipal seats in these towns (and I’m probably missing several):
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Mikie Sherrill’s coattails were long throughout New Jersey, helping Democrats flip seats down the ballot. Democrats flipped municipal seats in these towns (and I’m probably missing several):
Twenty takeaways from the Democratic blowout in New Jersey, from me and Joey Fox: newjerseyglobe.com/governor/twe...
Twenty takeaways on the 2025 Blue Wave and what comes next - New Jersey Globe
Mikie Sherrill beats Jack Ciattarelli by more than 13 points. Democrats gain as many as five seats in the State Assembly, giving them their largest
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November 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Twenty takeaways from the Democratic blowout in New Jersey, from me and Joey Fox: newjerseyglobe.com/governor/twe...
Tough break for Mr. Sandusky
November 7, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Tough break for Mr. Sandusky
Full article here about the transition/lame duck newjerseyglobe.com/governor/as-...
November 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Full article here about the transition/lame duck newjerseyglobe.com/governor/as-...
Gov. Phil Murphy analyzes Democrats’ dominant Tuesday with some good ol’ fashioned horseisms.
November 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Gov. Phil Murphy analyzes Democrats’ dominant Tuesday with some good ol’ fashioned horseisms.
One precinct in Lakewood went Ciattarelli 582 … and that was it. (data per @votehub.com)
November 5, 2025 at 7:37 AM
One precinct in Lakewood went Ciattarelli 582 … and that was it. (data per @votehub.com)
Lakewood, New Jersey, turned out at 92% of its 2024 levels, per VoteHub data
November 5, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Lakewood, New Jersey, turned out at 92% of its 2024 levels, per VoteHub data
Per New Jersey Globe projections, there will be at least 55 Democrats in the state Assembly (maybe as many as 59). Democrats haven’t won a majority that large since 1973, when they drubbed the GOP for a 66-14 majority in the midst of Watergate backlash
November 5, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Per New Jersey Globe projections, there will be at least 55 Democrats in the state Assembly (maybe as many as 59). Democrats haven’t won a majority that large since 1973, when they drubbed the GOP for a 66-14 majority in the midst of Watergate backlash
Not to mention LD2, which Dems are coming very close to flipping
LD 23, 39, 40. There are a lot of GOP seats on the battleground that, even while they’ll hold on, are a much closer call for Republicans than they would've liked
November 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Not to mention LD2, which Dems are coming very close to flipping
LD 23, 39, 40. There are a lot of GOP seats on the battleground that, even while they’ll hold on, are a much closer call for Republicans than they would've liked
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
LD 23, 39, 40. There are a lot of GOP seats on the battleground that, even while they’ll hold on, are a much closer call for Republicans than they would've liked
Democrats win both seats in New Jersey’s LD-8. Democrats are now +3 on the night
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Democrats win both seats in New Jersey’s LD-8. Democrats are now +3 on the night
Democrats will flip the Assembly seats in New Jersey’s 21st legislative district, the New Jersey Globe projects
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Democrats will flip the Assembly seats in New Jersey’s 21st legislative district, the New Jersey Globe projects
Mikie Sherrill will be New Jersey’s next governor: newjerseyglobe.com/governor/mik...
Mikie Sherrill soars to governorship - New Jersey Globe
Perhaps she was unstoppable. Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) defeated Republican former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli for New Jersey’s governorship, the
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November 5, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Mikie Sherrill will be New Jersey’s next governor: newjerseyglobe.com/governor/mik...
Lots of (rightful) attention is going toward New Jersey’s race for governor, so here’s a quick thread of the Assembly races that we at the New Jersey Globe deem Toss-ups or Leans. You can read full analyses for these races—and all the others—in our voter’s guide: newjerseyglobe.com/voters-guide...
The New Jersey Globe 2025 Voter’s Guide - New Jersey Globe
Click HERE to download a high-resolution version of the New Jersey Globe 2025 Voter’s Guide. Click HERE for a lower-resolution version. Years of planning,
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November 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Lots of (rightful) attention is going toward New Jersey’s race for governor, so here’s a quick thread of the Assembly races that we at the New Jersey Globe deem Toss-ups or Leans. You can read full analyses for these races—and all the others—in our voter’s guide: newjerseyglobe.com/voters-guide...
the new yorker is on an absolute heater. south carolina monkey deep-dive: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The Runaway Monkeys Upending the Animal-Rights Movement
A troop of macaques escaped one of the largest primate-breeding facilities in America. Now a strange coalition of uncompromising activists and MAGA loyalists is demanding that all lab animals be set f...
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November 3, 2025 at 10:16 PM
the new yorker is on an absolute heater. south carolina monkey deep-dive: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
desperately searching for a way to slip “palindromic” into an article
November 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM
desperately searching for a way to slip “palindromic” into an article
train reading tonight — excellent::
November 2, 2025 at 6:19 AM
train reading tonight — excellent::
Shoutout baseball. Yamamoto rocks
November 2, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Shoutout baseball. Yamamoto rocks
Tonight in Newark ! newjerseyglobe.com/campaigns/ob...
Obama, Democrats rally to back Sherrill, rebuke Trump - New Jersey Globe
In a rowdy Newark rally Saturday night, former President Barack Obama joined Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) in the final push to elect her New Jersey’s
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November 2, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Tonight in Newark ! newjerseyglobe.com/campaigns/ob...
There is a nonzero chance that a Blue Jays walk-off eventually leads to another tariff on Canada
November 2, 2025 at 3:56 AM
There is a nonzero chance that a Blue Jays walk-off eventually leads to another tariff on Canada
Here’s the 2025 New Jersey Globe Voter’s Guide, with a rundown and analysis of the governor’s race and all legislative races. Data, background, and more from myself and Joey Fox
newjerseyglobe.com/voters-guide...
newjerseyglobe.com/voters-guide...
The New Jersey Globe 2025 Voter’s Guide - New Jersey Globe
Click HERE to download a high-resolution version of the New Jersey Globe 2025 Voter’s Guide. Click HERE for a lower-resolution version. Years of planning,
newjerseyglobe.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Here’s the 2025 New Jersey Globe Voter’s Guide, with a rundown and analysis of the governor’s race and all legislative races. Data, background, and more from myself and Joey Fox
newjerseyglobe.com/voters-guide...
newjerseyglobe.com/voters-guide...