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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.
Calls
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 SC
2026 gubernatorial election
Endorse Leah Vossman
Formula: Endorse Leah Vossman
Placeholder call for South Carolina, Governor. The issue in this office is “Emergency orders that criminalize peaceful trade and assembly.” 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.
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 South Carolina, Judiciary. The issue in this office is “Forfeiture of property without a criminal conviction.” 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.
2026 legislative elections
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The better-aligned candidate is below the winnability floor. Leading score: Ned Okoye.
Placeholder call for South Carolina, Legislature. The issue in this office is “Warrantless long-term location tracking.” Editors mark a toss-up because Ned Okoye 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. Ned Okoye and Rosa Becket are fictional.
2026 attorney general election
Endorse Olive Brant
Formula: Endorse Olive Brant
Placeholder call for South Carolina, Attorney general. The issue in this office is “Criminal penalties for peaceful home enterprise.” Olive Brant leads Saul Nesser 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. Olive Brant is not a real candidate.