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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 CO
2026 legislative elections
Endorse Wendy Choate
Formula: Endorse Wendy Choate
Placeholder call for Colorado, Legislature. The issue in this office is “Forfeiture of property without a criminal conviction.” Wendy Choate leads Helen Crowe 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. Wendy Choate is not a real candidate.
2026 judicial elections
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Leading score: Clara Nguyen.
Placeholder call for Colorado, Judiciary. The issue in this office is “Licensing barriers to harmless work.” Editors mark a toss-up because the score gap between Clara Nguyen and Yves Rask sits inside the toss-up threshold. The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Clara Nguyen and Yves Rask are fictional.
2026 attorney general election
Endorse Xenia Vale
Formula: Endorse Xenia Vale
Placeholder call for Colorado, Attorney general. The issue in this office is “Felony penalties for peaceable firearm possession.” Xenia Vale leads Miles Ortega 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. Xenia Vale is not a real candidate.
2026 gubernatorial election
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Leading score: Pauline Cho.
Placeholder call for Colorado, Governor. The issue in this office is “Criminal penalties for peaceful home enterprise.” Editors mark a toss-up because the score gap between Pauline Cho and Victor Alm sits inside the toss-up threshold. The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Pauline Cho and Victor Alm are fictional.