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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 WA
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Washington · Attorney general
2026 attorney general election
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The better-aligned candidate is below the winnability floor. Leading score: Beth Lombard.
Placeholder call for Washington, Attorney general. The issue in this office is “Jail for regulatory offenses that require no criminal intent.” Editors mark a toss-up because Beth Lombard 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. Beth Lombard and Peter Alm are fictional.
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Washington · Legislature
2026 legislative elections
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Leading score: Lila Hartman.
Placeholder call for Washington, Legislature. The issue in this office is “Qualified immunity when officials injure nonviolent people.” Editors mark a toss-up because the score gap between Lila Hartman and Alan Pryor sits inside the toss-up threshold. The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Lila Hartman and Alan Pryor are fictional.
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Washington · Judiciary
2026 judicial elections
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The better-aligned candidate is below the winnability floor. Leading score: Carl Ebner.
Placeholder call for Washington, Judiciary. The issue in this office is “Emergency orders that criminalize peaceful trade and assembly.” Editors mark a toss-up because Carl Ebner 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. Carl Ebner and Paula Serrano are fictional.
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Washington · Governor
2026 gubernatorial election
Endorse Zora Tatum
Formula: Endorse Zora Tatum
Placeholder call for Washington, Governor. The issue in this office is “Licensing barriers to harmless work.” Zora Tatum leads Evan Brooks 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. Zora Tatum is not a real candidate.
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