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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 NC
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North Carolina · Legislature
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 North Carolina, Legislature. The issue in this office is “Felony penalties for peaceable firearm possession.” 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.
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North Carolina · Judiciary
2026 judicial elections
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Leading score: Fran Kessler.
Placeholder call for North Carolina, Judiciary. The issue in this office is “Qualified immunity when officials injure nonviolent people.” 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.
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North Carolina · Governor
2026 gubernatorial election
Endorse Ada Kline
Formula: Endorse Ada Kline
Placeholder call for North Carolina, Governor. The issue in this office is “Forfeiture of property without a criminal conviction.” Ada Kline leads Carl Ebner 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. Ada Kline is not a real candidate.
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North Carolina · Attorney general
2026 attorney general election
Endorse Irene Sutter
Formula: Endorse Irene Sutter
Placeholder call for North Carolina, Attorney general. The issue in this office is “Licensing barriers to harmless work.” 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.
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