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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 NJ
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New Jersey · Attorney general
2026 attorney general election
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Leading score: Saul Nesser.
Placeholder call for New Jersey, Attorney general. The issue in this office is “Felony penalties for peaceable firearm possession.” Editors mark a toss-up because the score gap between Saul Nesser and Olive Brant sits inside the toss-up threshold. The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Saul Nesser and Olive Brant are fictional.
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New Jersey · Legislature
2026 legislative elections
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Leading score: Rosa Becket.
Placeholder call for New Jersey, Legislature. The issue in this office is “Forfeiture of property without a criminal conviction.” Editors mark a toss-up because the score gap between Rosa Becket and Ned Okoye sits inside the toss-up threshold. The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Rosa Becket and Ned Okoye are fictional.
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New Jersey · Judiciary
2026 judicial elections
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The better-aligned candidate is below the winnability floor. Leading score: Pauline Cho.
Placeholder call for New Jersey, Judiciary. The issue in this office is “Licensing barriers to harmless work.” Editors mark a toss-up because Pauline Cho 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. Pauline Cho and Thea York are fictional.
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New Jersey · Governor
2026 gubernatorial election
Endorse Leah Vossman
Formula: Endorse Leah Vossman
Placeholder call for New Jersey, Governor. The issue in this office is “Criminal penalties for peaceful home enterprise.” Leah Vossman leads Quentin Daly 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. Leah Vossman is not a real candidate.
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