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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.
1 endorsements · 3 toss-ups · filtered to MN
2026 attorney general election
Endorse Irene Sutter
Formula: Endorse Irene Sutter
Placeholder call for Minnesota, Attorney general. The issue in this office is “Jail for regulatory offenses that require no criminal intent.” Irene Sutter leads Edgar Jory 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. Irene Sutter is not a real candidate.
2026 judicial elections
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Leading score: Fran Kessler.
Placeholder call for Minnesota, Judiciary. The issue in this office is “Emergency orders that criminalize peaceful trade and assembly.” Editors mark a toss-up because the score gap between Fran Kessler and Karl Oliphant sits inside the toss-up threshold. The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Fran Kessler and Karl Oliphant are fictional.
2026 legislative elections
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The better-aligned candidate is below the winnability floor. Leading score: Hugo Marek.
Placeholder call for Minnesota, Legislature. The issue in this office is “Qualified immunity when officials injure nonviolent people.” Editors mark a toss-up because Hugo Marek 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. Hugo Marek and Diane Ulrich are fictional.
2026 gubernatorial election
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Leading score: Carl Ebner.
Placeholder call for Minnesota, Governor. The issue in this office is “Licensing barriers to harmless work.” Editors mark a toss-up because the score gap between Carl Ebner and Ada Kline sits inside the toss-up threshold. The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Carl Ebner and Ada Kline are fictional.