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Endorsements and toss-ups
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.
3 endorsements · 1 toss-ups · filtered to CT
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Connecticut · Attorney general
2026 attorney general election
Endorse Beth Lombard
Formula: Endorse Beth Lombard
Placeholder call for Connecticut, Attorney general. The issue in this office is “Jail for regulatory offenses that require no criminal intent.” Beth Lombard leads Peter 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. Beth Lombard is not a real candidate.
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Connecticut · Judiciary
2026 judicial elections
Endorse Carl Ebner
Formula: Endorse Carl Ebner
Placeholder call for Connecticut, Judiciary. The issue in this office is “Emergency orders that criminalize peaceful trade and assembly.” Carl Ebner leads Paula Serrano 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. Carl Ebner is not a real candidate.
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Connecticut · Legislature
2026 legislative elections
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Leading score: Lila Hartman.
Placeholder call for Connecticut, Legislature. The issue in this office is “Qualified immunity when officials injure nonviolent people.” Editors mark a toss-up because the score gap between Lila Hartman and Alan Pryor sits inside the toss-up threshold. The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Lila Hartman and Alan Pryor are fictional.
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Connecticut · Governor
2026 gubernatorial election
Endorse Zora Tatum
Formula: Endorse Zora Tatum
Placeholder call for Connecticut, Governor. The issue in this office is “Licensing barriers to harmless work.” Zora Tatum leads Evan Brooks 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. Zora Tatum is not a real candidate.
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