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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.
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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 KS
2026 gubernatorial election
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Leading score: Pauline Cho.
Placeholder call for Kansas, Governor. The issue in this office is “Emergency orders that criminalize peaceful trade and assembly.” 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.
2026 legislative elections
Endorse Wendy Choate
Formula: Endorse Wendy Choate
Placeholder call for Kansas, Legislature. The issue in this office is “Warrantless long-term location tracking.” 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
Endorse Yves Rask
Formula: Endorse Yves Rask
Placeholder call for Kansas, Judiciary. The issue in this office is “Forfeiture of property without a criminal conviction.” Yves Rask leads Clara Nguyen 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. Yves Rask 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: Xenia Vale.
Placeholder call for Kansas, Attorney general. The issue in this office is “Criminal penalties for peaceful home enterprise.” Editors mark a toss-up because Xenia Vale 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. Xenia Vale and Miles Ortega are fictional.