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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.
3 endorsements · 1 toss-ups · filtered to ID
2026 judicial elections
Endorse Wes Ives
Formula: Endorse Wes Ives
Placeholder call for Idaho, Judiciary. The issue in this office is “Jail for regulatory offenses that require no criminal intent.” Wes Ives leads Beth Lombard 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. Wes Ives is not a real candidate.
2026 legislative elections
Endorse Peter Alm
Formula: Endorse Peter Alm
Placeholder call for Idaho, Legislature. The issue in this office is “Licensing barriers to harmless work.” Peter Alm leads Zora Tatum 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. Peter Alm is not a real candidate.
2026 attorney general election
Endorse Paula Serrano
Formula: Endorse Paula Serrano
Placeholder call for Idaho, Attorney general. The issue in this office is “Qualified immunity when officials injure nonviolent people.” Paula Serrano leads Alan Pryor 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. Paula Serrano is not a real candidate.
2026 gubernatorial election
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The better-aligned candidate is below the winnability floor. Leading score: Lila Hartman.
Placeholder call for Idaho, Governor. The issue in this office is “Felony penalties for peaceable firearm possession.” Editors mark a toss-up because Lila Hartman 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. Lila Hartman and Yves Rask are fictional.