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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.
2 endorsements · 2 toss-ups · filtered to LA
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Louisiana · Legislature
2026 legislative elections
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Leading score: Ada Kline.
Placeholder call for Louisiana, Legislature. The issue in this office is “Jail for regulatory offenses that require no criminal intent.” Editors mark a toss-up because the score gap between Ada Kline and Edgar Jory sits inside the toss-up threshold. The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Ada Kline and Edgar Jory are fictional.
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Louisiana · Judiciary
2026 judicial elections
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The better-aligned candidate is below the winnability floor. Leading score: Glen Harlow.
Placeholder call for Louisiana, Judiciary. The issue in this office is “Warrantless long-term location tracking.” Editors mark a toss-up because Glen Harlow 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. Glen Harlow and Irene Sutter are fictional.
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Louisiana · Attorney general
2026 attorney general election
Endorse Fran Kessler
Formula: Endorse Fran Kessler
Placeholder call for Louisiana, Attorney general. The issue in this office is “Emergency orders that criminalize peaceful trade and assembly.” Fran Kessler leads Hugo Marek 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. Fran Kessler is not a real candidate.
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Louisiana · Governor
2026 gubernatorial election
Endorse Diane Ulrich
Formula: Endorse Diane Ulrich
Placeholder call for Louisiana, Governor. The issue in this office is “Qualified immunity when officials injure nonviolent people.” Diane Ulrich leads Wes Ives 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. Diane Ulrich is not a real candidate.
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