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Strategic Liberty CoalitionPlaceholder data. Every candidate on this site is fictional. Scores demonstrate the method. They are not live election advice.
Calls
A clear endorsement names a fictional candidate when the record and the odds both support it. A toss-up is the honest call when they do not. Every card has a reason. Where editors depart from the formula, the card says so.
2 endorsements · 2 toss-ups · filtered to AL
2026 legislative elections
Endorse Miles Ortega
Formula: Endorse Miles Ortega
Placeholder call for Alabama, Legislature. The issue in this office is “Felony penalties for peaceable firearm possession.” Miles Ortega leads Victor Alm after winnability weighting, with a winnability of 4 out of 5, and the gap clears the toss-up rule. The editorial call matches the formula. Miles Ortega is not a real candidate.
2026 judicial elections
Endorse Evan Brooks
Formula: Endorse Evan Brooks
Placeholder call for Alabama, Judiciary. The issue in this office is “Qualified immunity when officials injure nonviolent people.” Evan Brooks leads Xenia Vale after winnability weighting, with a winnability of 4 out of 5, and the gap clears the toss-up rule. The editorial call matches the formula. Evan Brooks is not a real candidate.
2026 attorney general election
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The better-aligned candidate is below the winnability floor. Leading score: Clara Nguyen.
Placeholder call for Alabama, Attorney general. The issue in this office is “Licensing barriers to harmless work.” Editors mark a toss-up because Clara Nguyen has the better liberty alignment, and a winnability of 1, which is below the floor the coalition will endorse. The better-aligned candidate is below the winnability floor. Clara Nguyen and Wendy Choate are fictional.
2026 gubernatorial election
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The better-aligned candidate is below the winnability floor. Leading score: Helen Crowe.
Placeholder call for Alabama, Governor. The issue in this office is “Forfeiture of property without a criminal conviction.” Editors mark a toss-up because Helen Crowe has the better liberty alignment, and a winnability of 1, which is below the floor the coalition will endorse. The better-aligned candidate is below the winnability floor. Helen Crowe and Uma Wynn are fictional.