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909: New WAR Alert

Another metric measuring candidate quality

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Liam Kerr
Aug 13, 2025
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We frequently refer to WAR (see WAR: What Is It Good For?), using the database from Split-Ticket.

This morning, journalist G. Elliott Morris and data scientist Mark Rieke released two new WAR metrics:

Today, Strength In Numbers is releasing our 2024 House estimates for two measures of candidate quality: Wins Above Replacement (WAR) and a new metric we’re introducing, Wins Above Re…

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