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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 VA
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Virginia · Legislature
2026 legislative elections
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Leading score: Helen Crowe.
Placeholder call for Virginia, Legislature. The issue in this office is “Forfeiture of property without a criminal conviction.” Editors mark a toss-up because the score gap between Helen Crowe and Wendy Choate sits inside the toss-up threshold. The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Helen Crowe and Wendy Choate are fictional.
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Virginia · Attorney general
2026 attorney general election
Endorse Xenia Vale
Formula: Endorse Xenia Vale
Placeholder call for Virginia, Attorney general. The issue in this office is “Felony penalties for peaceable firearm possession.” Xenia Vale leads Miles Ortega 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. Xenia Vale is not a real candidate.
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Virginia · Judiciary
2026 judicial elections
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The better-aligned candidate is below the winnability floor. Leading score: Yves Rask.
Placeholder call for Virginia, Judiciary. The issue in this office is “Licensing barriers to harmless work.” Editors mark a toss-up because Yves Rask 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. Yves Rask and Clara Nguyen are fictional.
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Virginia · Governor
2026 gubernatorial election
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The better-aligned candidate is below the winnability floor. Leading score: Victor Alm.
Placeholder call for Virginia, Governor. The issue in this office is “Criminal penalties for peaceful home enterprise.” Editors mark a toss-up because Victor Alm 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. Victor Alm and Pauline Cho are fictional.
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