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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.
1 endorsements · 3 toss-ups · filtered to MO
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Missouri · Legislature
2026 legislative elections
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The better-aligned candidate is below the winnability floor. Leading score: Saul Nesser.
Placeholder call for Missouri, Legislature. The issue in this office is “Felony penalties for peaceable firearm possession.” Editors mark a toss-up because Saul Nesser 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. Saul Nesser and Leah Vossman are fictional.
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Missouri · Judiciary
2026 judicial elections
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Leading score: Olive Brant.
Placeholder call for Missouri, Judiciary. The issue in this office is “Qualified immunity when officials injure nonviolent people.” Editors mark a toss-up because the score gap between Olive Brant and Uma Wynn sits inside the toss-up threshold. The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Olive Brant and Uma Wynn are fictional.
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Missouri · Attorney general
2026 attorney general election
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The better-aligned candidate is below the winnability floor. Leading score: Thea York.
Placeholder call for Missouri, Attorney general. The issue in this office is “Licensing barriers to harmless work.” Editors mark a toss-up because Thea York 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. Thea York and Ned Okoye are fictional.
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Missouri · Governor
2026 gubernatorial election
Endorse Rosa Becket
Formula: Endorse Rosa Becket
Placeholder call for Missouri, Governor. The issue in this office is “Forfeiture of property without a criminal conviction.” Rosa Becket leads Kurt Pellham 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. Rosa Becket is not a real candidate.
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