Writer of Uncrewed's State Legislative Election Watch. Lauren Underwood Stan. Some people may know me as Chris. DM's are open! (He/Him)

Burbank, IL
Joined February 2014
Since today is the start of Black History Month, here's a map of the black population of the United States by County. You can definitely spot the outline of the southern "black belt" here that stretches from Louisiana and Arkansas to Virginia.
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The newest edition of the State Legislative Election Watch is out now covering this year's state legislative elections in Maine, Rhode Island, & Montana! Three of the smallest states in the country are chock full of competitive races! Check it out below!
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After narrowly losing it in 2024, the Oklahoma Democrats are hoping to flip #HD100 in suburban Oklahoma City. It only backed Trump by 80 votes and will almost certainly vote Dem for Governor this year, so they should be favored. SLEW RATING: Lean D (FLIP)
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Part 2 of the State Legislative Election Watch 2026 Election Preview is out now covering November's state legislative elections in Delaware and the Dakotas! Check it out below!
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The Ohio Democrats can flip the final State House seat in Cuyahoga County currently held by the GOP next month, but it'll be a bit of a challenge. #HD17 is a Trump+6 district and has a Republican incumbent who outperformed Trump in 2024. Still doable though. SLEW RATING: Lean R
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The first part of the SLEW 2026 Election Preview is out now! We're kicking things off by covering Alaska, Vermont, & Wyoming's state legislative races. They may be America's smallest states, but they have a bunch of interesting races this year. Check it out below!
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The North Dakota Democrats still somehow have a seat in #HD25, a Trump+38 seat covering Richland County. That's because Democrat Alisa Mitskog is an electoral powerhouse! Will that hold this year? She's got a good chance! SLEW RATING: Lean D-NPL
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Is this the year where party-switching Republican incumbent Tricia Cotham finally loses in North Carolina's #HD105? Well, her suburban Charlotte district was a Trump-Harris district and she only won by 0.4% in 2024, so the odds are not in her favor. SLEW RATING: Lean D (FLIP)
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Inside Elections puts WYOMING AT-LARGE on the House grid: “The most Republican state in the country shouldn't be anywhere close to the House battleground. But Trump is barely above water according to private polling, and GOP nominee Chuck Gray… is deeply unpopular statewide”
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Thanks to a retirement, the New York Democrats have a tough defense in #AD119, a Trump+15 seat covering the Utica/Rome area. Definitely a tough lift, even with a solid national environment for the Democrats. SLEW RATING: Lean R (FLIP)
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🚨NEW PENNSYLVANIA POLLS🚨 SD-6 (Trump +6) | 🔵DEM +3 (FLIP) SD-16 (Trump +9) | 🔵DEM +3 (FLIP) SD-36 (Trump +15) | 🔴GOP +2 (FLIP) HD-18 (Trump +3) | 🔵DEM +10 (FLIP) HD-41 (Trump +5) | 🔵DEM +3 (FLIP) HD-131 (Trump +10) | 🔵DEM +5 (FLIP) HD-142 (Trump +3) | 🔵DEM +4 (FLIP) HD-143 (Trump +6) | 🔵DEM +3 (FLIP) HD-145 (Trump +16) | 🔴GOP +3 HD-187 (Trump +9) | 🔵DEM +5 (FLIP) articles.statenavigate.com/p…
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Can the Democrats knock off the last remaining House Republican in Albuquerque? They can if they flip New Mexico's #HD31, a Harris+9 seat in northeast Albuquerque. They're on candidate number two this year though and the GOP incumbent is strong. SLEW RATING: Lean D (FLIP)
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The New Hampshire Democrats surprisingly lost #SD18, covering southern Manchester/Litchfield, in 2024 by 3 points as the district swung from Biden+5 to Trump+1. Now with a more favorable political environment, they're hoping to swing it back. SLEW RATING: Lean D (FLIP)
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In order to flip the Nevada State Senate, the Republicans are going to need a clean sweep of #SD08, #SD09, & #SD12 in suburban Las Vegas. These are very competitive districts, but with the environment, it's not good for the GOP. SLEW RATINGS: Safe D (9 & 12), Likely D (8)
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🚨NEW ARTICLE🚨 I wrote about the top 20 strangest state legislative races in 2026: 10 crazy, 10 interesting. Arrested incumbents, write-ins, party-switchers, slurs, pedophiles, Nazis, and more. Our best article of 2026. Enjoy! projects.statenavigate.com/f…
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Oh, so the guy behind the Talarico mental hospital story actually follows me on here, so I hope he actually sees this post. *clears throat* Dude, you have to be a dumbass to think that anyone who has more than two working brain cells would believe whatever BS you posted
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We might have actually hit peak stupidity with this one folks. Like, pack it in for this year, there's no way we're topping the levels of idiocy on display here. Then again, this is the Republican Party and Apartheid Diamond Man is boosting it, so it can always get worse!
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If the Democrats want to stop the Republicans from a supermajority in Nebraska, they need to hold on to all of their seats and flip one of three districts in suburban Omaha, #SD04, #SD12, or #SD18. All are very competitive, so it's possible! SLEW RATINGS: Lean D (FLIP) (ALL)
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