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.
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Indiana · Legislature
2026 legislative elections
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The better-aligned candidate is below the winnability floor. Leading score: Otto Fisk.
Placeholder call for Indiana, Legislature. The issue in this office is “Forfeiture of property without a criminal conviction.” Editors mark a toss-up because Otto Fisk 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. Otto Fisk and Hattie Quinn are fictional.
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Indiana · Attorney general
2026 attorney general election
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The better-aligned candidate is below the winnability floor. Leading score: Pearl Harrow.
Placeholder call for Indiana, Attorney general. The issue in this office is “Felony penalties for peaceable firearm possession.” Editors mark a toss-up because Pearl Harrow 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. Pearl Harrow and Ivan Solberg are fictional.
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Indiana · Judiciary
2026 judicial elections
Endorse Quentin Daly
Formula: Endorse Quentin Daly
Placeholder call for Indiana, Judiciary. The issue in this office is “Licensing barriers to harmless work.” Quentin Daly leads June Marlow 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. Quentin Daly is not a real candidate.
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Indiana · Governor
2026 gubernatorial election
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The better-aligned candidate is below the winnability floor. Leading score: Mae Gable.
Placeholder call for Indiana, Governor. The issue in this office is “Criminal penalties for peaceful home enterprise.” Editors mark a toss-up because Mae Gable 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. Mae Gable and Glen Harlow are fictional.
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