Stephen WolfOct 28, 2026
Wolf writes that California Democrats are heavily favored to keep their legislative supermajorities and are strong favorites to hold the governor's office in the November election.
Published in writing · The Downballot (newsletter)Read the original
100Hit · out of 100
Xavier Becerra wonWhat happenedcalled, not yet certified
100A naive guessthe same call, no knowledge
100This callout of 100
0Skillafter difficulty
What Stephen Wolf said
they are also strong favorites to retain the governor's office
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- SaidOct 28
- Election DayNov 3
- GradedNov 10
How the call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveOne checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened.
The call scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls.
The call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same call; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
Democrats to win the 2026 California gubernatorial election
What happenedXavier Becerra woncalled, not yet certified100Hit · naive 100100this call−100a naive guess=0better than naive×1.01difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- right:
- yes
- race:
- 2026-governor-ca
- election year:
- 2026
- skill:
- 0
- topic:
- elections
- held going in by:
- Democratic
- in their words:
- strong favorites to retain the governor's office
- result from:
- wikipedia-2026
- who won:
- Xavier Becerra
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- race name:
- 2026 California gubernatorial election
- decided in the:
- general
- they said:
- Xavier Becerra
- days before the vote when called:
- 5
- difficulty:
- 1.01
- the winner's party:
- Democratic
- the naive guess:
- the party holding the seat keeps it
- Election Day:
- 2026-11-03
- the result is:
- called
- the party they named:
- Democratic
The race in this take
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