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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 ME
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Maine · Attorney general
2026 attorney general election
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The better-aligned candidate is below the winnability floor. Leading score: June Marlow.
Placeholder call for Maine, Attorney general. The issue in this office is “Forfeiture of property without a criminal conviction.” Editors mark a toss-up because June Marlow 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. June Marlow and Otto Fisk are fictional.
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Maine · Judiciary
2026 judicial elections
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Leading score: Pearl Harrow.
Placeholder call for Maine, Judiciary. The issue in this office is “Felony penalties for peaceable firearm possession.” Editors mark a toss-up because the score gap between Pearl Harrow and Kurt Pellham sits inside the toss-up threshold. The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Pearl Harrow and Kurt Pellham are fictional.
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Maine · Legislature
2026 legislative elections
Endorse Ivan Solberg
Formula: Endorse Ivan Solberg
Placeholder call for Maine, Legislature. The issue in this office is “Criminal penalties for peaceful home enterprise.” Ivan Solberg leads Mae Gable 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. Ivan Solberg is not a real candidate.
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Maine · Governor
2026 gubernatorial election
Endorse Hattie Quinn
Formula: Endorse Hattie Quinn
Placeholder call for Maine, Governor. The issue in this office is “Warrantless long-term location tracking.” Hattie Quinn leads Karl Oliphant 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. Hattie Quinn is not a real candidate.
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