Treat the question as a chain that is highly correlated (ballot presence, field strength, and frontrunner status all move with the same underlying dynamics), so blend the three sub-question probabilities as a weighted average anchored to the base rate that a well-known, well-funded frontrunner wins a low-salience statewide down-ballot primary. Adjust downward if a higher-profile Democrat enters or Taddeo signals a switch to another office.
## Cross-Market Signals ### No signal found
1. [sq1 | web_search | STRONG cred 92 | UP | VERY_RECENT] As of late July 2026, official voter guides and Ballotpedia list Taddeo on the Democratic CFO primary ballot for the August 18, 2026 election. 2. [sq1 | article_search | STRONG cred 88 | UP | RECENT] In a June 14, 2026 CBS Miami interview, Taddeo actively campaigned on holding insurance companies accountable as a CFO candidate. 3. [sq1 | wikipedia_lookup | MODERATE cred 90 | DOWN | DATED] Taddeo has a history of switching races mid-cycle, withdrawing from the 2022 governor's race to run for Congress, and has lost multiple elections since 2008. 4. [sq2 | article_search | STRONG cred 90 | UP | VERY_RECENT] The Democratic CFO primary field consists of only two candidates: Taddeo and Earle Ford, an Army veteran and former IRS investigator. 5. [sq2 | web_search | MODERATE cred 80 | UP | VERY_RECENT] Ford entered the CFO race only after dropping out of the FL-13 congressional Democratic primary, and holds no elected office. 6. [sq2 | web_search | MODERATE cred 78 | UP | VERY_RECENT] Florida Democrats struggled for months to field any CFO candidate against appointed GOP incumbent Blaise Ingoglia before Taddeo was recruited. 7. [sq2 | web_search | STRONG cred 85 | UP | RECENT] The June 2026 qualifying deadline has passed, meaning no additional higher-profile Democrat can now enter the CFO primary. 8. [sq3 | web_search | STRONG cred 88 | UP | VERY_RECENT] As of the July 3 reporting period, Taddeo had raised $36,256 versus Ford's $13,744 (of which $8,000 was self-loaned), with Ford having spent nearly $14,000. 9. [sq3 | web_search | STRONG cred 85 | UP | VERY_RECENT] Taddeo holds endorsements from Teamsters Joint Council 75, Senate and House Democratic leaders Berman and Driskell, mayors Levine Cava and Demings, and former CFO Alex Sink. 10. [sq3 | web_search | MODERATE cred 80 | UP | VERY_RECENT] Taddeo was recruited into the race by Ruth's List Florida, a Democratic candidate-recruitment and funding organization. 11. [sq3 | web_search | MODERATE cred 85 | NEUTRAL | VERY_RECENT] Taddeo's total CFO fundraising of ~$36k is minimal in absolute terms; GOP incumbent Ingoglia has raised over $981,000. 12. [sq3 | code_execution | WEAK cred 30 | NEUTRAL | VERY_RECENT] A base-rate scaffold for a name-recognized frontrunner winning a low-salience statewide down-ballot primary produced blended estimates ranging roughly 0.49–0.75. ## Cross-Market Signals ### No signal found Information gaps: - No primary polling for the Florida Democratic CFO race - No historical base rate for endorsed/better-funded candidates in Florida low-salience statewide primaries - No data on Taddeo vs Ford name ID or geographic/demographic bases (Miami-Dade Latina vs Pinellas/Orlando-area Black veteran) - No Kalshi/prediction market pricing supplied Key uncertainties: - Low-information primaries can turn on ballot-name effects and race/ethnicity dynamics rather than money - Both campaigns are extremely underfunded in absolute terms, limiting persuasion advantage - Whether Taddeo's Miami-Dade base translates statewide in a low-turnout August primary - Possibility of late-breaking scandal or withdrawal before the August 18 primary
You are an elite superforecaster using Tetlock-style Fermi decomposition. Estimate each sub-question INDEPENDENTLY, then provide a holistic estimate. The pipeline will mathematically recombine the sub-question estimates — your job is to give the most accurate per-component probabilities.
## Question
Will Annette Taddeo win the 2026 Florida Democratic primary for Chief Financial Officer?
## Description / Resolution Criteria
## Description
Florida Phoenix: [Democrats get into the chief financial officer race](https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/06/08/democrats-get-into-the-chief-financial-officer-race/)
`{"format": "bot_tournament_question", "info": {"hash_id": "46d339b2e60bab10", "sheet_id": "146"}}`
## Resolution Criteria
This question resolves as **Yes** if Annette Taddeo wins the Democratic primary election in the 2026 [Florida Chief Financial Officer election](https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Chief_Financial_Officer_election,_2026), according to [official results](https://dos.myflorida.com/elections/) or [credible sources](https://www.metaculus.com/faq/#definitions).
## Sub-question decomposition
- (w=0.35) Will Annette Taddeo still be an active, qualified candidate for Florida CFO on the Democratic primary ballot at the June 2026 qualifying deadline (i.e., she does not withdraw, switch races, or fail to qualify)? — She must actually be on the ballot; Florida Democratic candidates frequently switch races or drop out, and if she is the
- (w=0.35) Will Taddeo face at most token/underfunded opposition in the Democratic primary (no well-funded or higher-profile Democrat such as a sitting statewide/federal officeholder entering)? — The main risk to a YES is a stronger Democrat entering; the Florida Phoenix article notes multiple Democrats getting int
- (w=0.30) Will Taddeo lead the Democratic field in fundraising, endorsements (including Florida Democratic Party establishment support), and any available primary polling as of mid-2026? — Name recognition (former state senator, 2022 CD-27 nominee, Miami-Dade Clerk) and resource advantage are the best predic
Combination rule: **weighted_average**
## Synthesized evidence
1. [sq1 | web_search | STRONG cred 92 | UP | VERY_RECENT] As of late July 2026, official voter guides and Ballotpedia list Taddeo on the Democratic CFO primary ballot for the August 18, 2026 election.
2. [sq1 | article_search | STRONG cred 88 | UP | RECENT] In a June 14, 2026 CBS Miami interview, Taddeo actively campaigned on holding insurance companies accountable as a CFO candidate.
3. [sq1 | wikipedia_lookup | MODERATE cred 90 | DOWN | DATED] Taddeo has a history of switching races mid-cycle, withdrawing from the 2022 governor's race to run for Congress, and has lost multiple elections since 2008.
4. [sq2 | article_search | STRONG cred 90 | UP | VERY_RECENT] The Democratic CFO primary field consists of only two candidates: Taddeo and Earle Ford, an Army veteran and former IRS investigator.
5. [sq2 | web_search | MODERATE cred 80 | UP | VERY_RECENT] Ford entered the CFO race only after dropping out of the FL-13 congressional Democratic primary, and holds no elected office.
6. [sq2 | web_search | MODERATE cred 78 | UP | VERY_RECENT] Florida Democrats struggled for months to field any CFO candidate against appointed GOP incumbent Blaise Ingoglia before Taddeo was recruited.
7. [sq2 | web_search | STRONG cred 85 | UP | RECENT] The June 2026 qualifying deadline has passed, meaning no additional higher-profile Democrat can now enter the CFO primary.
8. [sq3 | web_search | STRONG cred 88 | UP | VERY_RECENT] As of the July 3 reporting period, Taddeo had raised $36,256 versus Ford's $13,744 (of which $8,000 was self-loaned), with Ford having spent nearly $14,000.
9. [sq3 | web_search | STRONG cred 85 | UP | VERY_RECENT] Taddeo holds endorsements from Teamsters Joint Council 75, Senate and House Democratic leaders Berman and Driskell, mayors Levine Cava and Demings, and former CFO Alex Sink.
10. [sq3 | web_search | MODERATE cred 80 | UP | VERY_RECENT] Taddeo was recruited into the race by Ruth's List Florida, a Democratic candidate-recruitment and funding organization.
11. [sq3 | web_search | MODERATE cred 85 | NEUTRAL | VERY_RECENT] Taddeo's total CFO fundraising of ~$36k is minimal in absolute terms; GOP incumbent Ingoglia has raised over $981,000.
12. [sq3 | code_execution | WEAK cred 30 | NEUTRAL | VERY_RECENT] A base-rate scaffold for a name-recognized frontrunner winning a low-salience statewide down-ballot primary produced blended estimates ranging roughly 0.49–0.75.
## Cross-Market Signals
### No signal found
Information gaps:
- No primary polling for the Florida Democratic CFO race
- No historical base rate for endorsed/better-funded candidates in Florida low-salience statewide primaries
- No data on Taddeo vs Ford name ID or geographic/demographic bases (Miami-Dade Latina vs Pinellas/Orlando-area Black veteran)
- No Kalshi/prediction market pricing supplied
Key uncertainties:
- Low-information primaries can turn on ballot-name effects and race/ethnicity dynamics rather than money
- Both campaigns are extremely underfunded in absolute terms, limiting persuasion advantage
- Whether Taddeo's Miami-Dade base translates statewide in a low-turnout August primary
- Possibility of late-breaking scandal or withdrawal before the August 18 primary
## Required pre-forecast walkthrough
Before giving probabilities, walk through these explicitly:
(a) The time left until the question resolves.
(b) The status quo outcome — what happens if nothing changes from today.
(c) A brief scenario that results in NO.
(d) A brief scenario that results in YES.
## Calibration guidance
- **Estimate each sub-question in isolation.** Do not let your answer to one sub-question anchor your answer to another. This is the core of Fermi decomposition — independence forces more careful reasoning per factor.
- **Anchor on the status quo.** Require strong specific evidence to move far from it.
- 0.05 / 0.95 require strong, multi-source evidence. Avoid >0.97 or <0.03 unless the outcome is already settled or near-tautological — overconfident misses are punished heavily by the log score.
- **Anchor on prediction markets.** If liquid market prices (Polymarket / Kalshi) or a community forecast appear in the evidence, treat them as a strong, well-calibrated prior. Your final estimate should rarely sit more than ~15 percentage points from a liquid market on the SAME question — move further only with specific evidence the market lacks.
- **Treat research as fallible, not ground truth.** A single-source or "very recent" claim — especially one the evidence flags as unverified, possibly AI-generated, or low-credibility — must not drive you to near-certainty. When a load-bearing fact is unverified, keep at least 10-15% on the chance it is wrong.
- **Also provide a holistic estimate** — your overall gut feeling about the main question, BEFORE you see the mathematical combination. This serves as a sanity check: if the Fermi result and holistic estimate diverge wildly, something is wrong.
## Output
Return ONLY valid JSON, no markdown fences:
{
"rationale": "<address (a) (b) (c) (d) above — 5-8 sentences total>",
"sub_question_estimates": {
"sq1": <float in [0.01, 0.99]>,
"sq2": <float in [0.01, 0.99]>,
"sq3": <float in [0.01, 0.99]>
},
"holistic_p_yes": <float in [0.01, 0.99] — your overall estimate ignoring the decomposition>,
"what_would_change_my_mind": "<1-2 sentences: what new info would push you above 70% or below 30%>"
}
{
"forecast": {
"combination_logic": "weighted_average",
"evidence_brief": "1. [sq1 | web_search | STRONG cred 92 | UP | VERY_RECENT] As of late July 2026, official voter guides and Ballotpedia list Taddeo on the Democratic CFO primary ballot for the August 18, 2026 election.\n2. [sq1 | article_search | STRONG cred 88 | UP | RECENT] In a June 14, 2026 CBS Miami interview, Taddeo actively campaigned on holding insurance companies accountable as a CFO candidate.\n3. [sq1 | wikipedia_lookup | MODERATE cred 90 | DOWN | DATED] Taddeo has a history of switching races mid-cycle, withdrawing from the 2022 governor\u0027s race to run for Congress, and has lost multiple elections since 2008.\n4. [sq2 | article_search | STRONG cred 90 | UP | VERY_RECENT] The Democratic CFO primary field consists of only two candidates: Taddeo and Earle Ford, an Army veteran and former IRS investigator.\n5. [sq2 | web_search | MODERATE cred 80 | UP | VERY_RECENT] Ford entered the CFO race only after dropping out of the FL-13 congressional Democratic primary, and holds no elected office.\n6. [sq2 | web_search | MODERATE cred 78 | UP | VERY_RECENT] Florida Democrats struggled for months to field any CFO candidate against appointed GOP incumbent Blaise Ingoglia before Taddeo was recruited.\n7. [sq2 | web_search | STRONG cred 85 | UP | RECENT] The June 2026 qualifying deadline has passed, meaning no additional higher-profile Democrat can now enter the CFO primary.\n8. [sq3 | web_search | STRONG cred 88 | UP | VERY_RECENT] As of the July 3 reporting period, Taddeo had raised $36,256 versus Ford\u0027s $13,744 (of which $8,000 was self-loaned), with Ford having spent nearly $14,000.\n9. [sq3 | web_search | STRONG cred 85 | UP | VERY_RECENT] Taddeo holds endorsements from Teamsters Joint Council 75, Senate and House Democratic leaders Berman and Driskell, mayors Levine Cava and Demings, and former CFO Alex Sink.\n10. [sq3 | web_search | MODERATE cred 80 | UP | VERY_RECENT] Taddeo was recruited into the race by Ruth\u0027s List Florida, a Democratic candidate-recruitment and funding organization.\n11. [sq3 | web_search | MODERATE cred 85 | NEUTRAL | VERY_RECENT] Taddeo\u0027s total CFO fundraising of ~$36k is minimal in absolute terms; GOP incumbent Ingoglia has raised over $981,000.\n12. [sq3 | code_execution | WEAK cred 30 | NEUTRAL | VERY_RECENT] A base-rate scaffold for a name-recognized frontrunner winning a low-salience statewide down-ballot primary produced blended estimates ranging roughly 0.49\u20130.75.\n\n## Cross-Market Signals\n\n### No signal found\n\nInformation gaps:\n - No primary polling for the Florida Democratic CFO race\n - No historical base rate for endorsed/better-funded candidates in Florida low-salience statewide primaries\n - No data on Taddeo vs Ford name ID or geographic/demographic bases (Miami-Dade Latina vs Pinellas/Orlando-area Black veteran)\n - No Kalshi/prediction market pricing supplied\n\nKey uncertainties:\n - Low-information primaries can turn on ballot-name effects and race/ethnicity dynamics rather than money\n - Both campaigns are extremely underfunded in absolute terms, limiting persuasion advantage\n - Whether Taddeo\u0027s Miami-Dade base translates statewide in a low-turnout August primary\n - Possibility of late-breaking scandal or withdrawal before the August 18 primary",
"forecast_prompt": "You are an elite superforecaster using Tetlock-style Fermi decomposition. Estimate each sub-question INDEPENDENTLY, then provide a holistic estimate. The pipeline will mathematically recombine the sub-question estimates \u2014 your job is to give the most accurate per-component probabilities.\n\n## Question\nWill Annette Taddeo win the 2026 Florida Democratic primary for Chief Financial Officer?\n\n## Description / Resolution Criteria\n## Description\nFlorida Phoenix: [Democrats get into the chief financial officer race](https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/06/08/democrats-get-into-the-chief-financial-officer-race/)\n\n`{\"format\": \"bot_tournament_question\", \"info\": {\"hash_id\": \"46d339b2e60bab10\", \"sheet_id\": \"146\"}}`\n\n## Resolution Criteria\nThis question resolves as **Yes** if Annette Taddeo wins the Democratic primary election in the 2026 [Florida Chief Financial Officer election](https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Chief_Financial_Officer_election,_2026), according to [official results](https://dos.myflorida.com/elections/) or [credible sources](https://www.metaculus.com/faq/#definitions).\n\n## Sub-question decomposition\n- (w=0.35) Will Annette Taddeo still be an active, qualified candidate for Florida CFO on the Democratic primary ballot at the June 2026 qualifying deadline (i.e., she does not withdraw, switch races, or fail to qualify)? \u2014 She must actually be on the ballot; Florida Democratic candidates frequently switch races or drop out, and if she is the\n- (w=0.35) Will Taddeo face at most token/underfunded opposition in the Democratic primary (no well-funded or higher-profile Democrat such as a sitting statewide/federal officeholder entering)? \u2014 The main risk to a YES is a stronger Democrat entering; the Florida Phoenix article notes multiple Democrats getting int\n- (w=0.30) Will Taddeo lead the Democratic field in fundraising, endorsements (including Florida Democratic Party establishment support), and any available primary polling as of mid-2026? \u2014 Name recognition (former state senator, 2022 CD-27 nominee, Miami-Dade Clerk) and resource advantage are the best predic\n\nCombination rule: **weighted_average**\n\n## Synthesized evidence\n1. [sq1 | web_search | STRONG cred 92 | UP | VERY_RECENT] As of late July 2026, official voter guides and Ballotpedia list Taddeo on the Democratic CFO primary ballot for the August 18, 2026 election.\n2. [sq1 | article_search | STRONG cred 88 | UP | RECENT] In a June 14, 2026 CBS Miami interview, Taddeo actively campaigned on holding insurance companies accountable as a CFO candidate.\n3. [sq1 | wikipedia_lookup | MODERATE cred 90 | DOWN | DATED] Taddeo has a history of switching races mid-cycle, withdrawing from the 2022 governor\u0027s race to run for Congress, and has lost multiple elections since 2008.\n4. [sq2 | article_search | STRONG cred 90 | UP | VERY_RECENT] The Democratic CFO primary field consists of only two candidates: Taddeo and Earle Ford, an Army veteran and former IRS investigator.\n5. [sq2 | web_search | MODERATE cred 80 | UP | VERY_RECENT] Ford entered the CFO race only after dropping out of the FL-13 congressional Democratic primary, and holds no elected office.\n6. [sq2 | web_search | MODERATE cred 78 | UP | VERY_RECENT] Florida Democrats struggled for months to field any CFO candidate against appointed GOP incumbent Blaise Ingoglia before Taddeo was recruited.\n7. [sq2 | web_search | STRONG cred 85 | UP | RECENT] The June 2026 qualifying deadline has passed, meaning no additional higher-profile Democrat can now enter the CFO primary.\n8. [sq3 | web_search | STRONG cred 88 | UP | VERY_RECENT] As of the July 3 reporting period, Taddeo had raised $36,256 versus Ford\u0027s $13,744 (of which $8,000 was self-loaned), with Ford having spent nearly $14,000.\n9. [sq3 | web_search | STRONG cred 85 | UP | VERY_RECENT] Taddeo holds endorsements from Teamsters Joint Council 75, Senate and House Democratic leaders Berman and Driskell, mayors Levine Cava and Demings, and former CFO Alex Sink.\n10. [sq3 | web_search | MODERATE cred 80 | UP | VERY_RECENT] Taddeo was recruited into the race by Ruth\u0027s List Florida, a Democratic candidate-recruitment and funding organization.\n11. [sq3 | web_search | MODERATE cred 85 | NEUTRAL | VERY_RECENT] Taddeo\u0027s total CFO fundraising of ~$36k is minimal in absolute terms; GOP incumbent Ingoglia has raised over $981,000.\n12. [sq3 | code_execution | WEAK cred 30 | NEUTRAL | VERY_RECENT] A base-rate scaffold for a name-recognized frontrunner winning a low-salience statewide down-ballot primary produced blended estimates ranging roughly 0.49\u20130.75.\n\n## Cross-Market Signals\n\n### No signal found\n\nInformation gaps:\n - No primary polling for the Florida Democratic CFO race\n - No historical base rate for endorsed/better-funded candidates in Florida low-salience statewide primaries\n - No data on Taddeo vs Ford name ID or geographic/demographic bases (Miami-Dade Latina vs Pinellas/Orlando-area Black veteran)\n - No Kalshi/prediction market pricing supplied\n\nKey uncertainties:\n - Low-information primaries can turn on ballot-name effects and race/ethnicity dynamics rather than money\n - Both campaigns are extremely underfunded in absolute terms, limiting persuasion advantage\n - Whether Taddeo\u0027s Miami-Dade base translates statewide in a low-turnout August primary\n - Possibility of late-breaking scandal or withdrawal before the August 18 primary\n\n## Required pre-forecast walkthrough\n\nBefore giving probabilities, walk through these explicitly:\n (a) The time left until the question resolves.\n (b) The status quo outcome \u2014 what happens if nothing changes from today.\n (c) A brief scenario that results in NO.\n (d) A brief scenario that results in YES.\n\n## Calibration guidance\n\n- **Estimate each sub-question in isolation.** Do not let your answer to one sub-question anchor your answer to another. This is the core of Fermi decomposition \u2014 independence forces more careful reasoning per factor.\n- **Anchor on the status quo.** Require strong specific evidence to move far from it.\n- 0.05 / 0.95 require strong, multi-source evidence. Avoid \u003e0.97 or \u003c0.03 unless the outcome is already settled or near-tautological \u2014 overconfident misses are punished heavily by the log score.\n- **Anchor on prediction markets.** If liquid market prices (Polymarket / Kalshi) or a community forecast appear in the evidence, treat them as a strong, well-calibrated prior. Your final estimate should rarely sit more than ~15 percentage points from a liquid market on the SAME question \u2014 move further only with specific evidence the market lacks.\n- **Treat research as fallible, not ground truth.** A single-source or \"very recent\" claim \u2014 especially one the evidence flags as unverified, possibly AI-generated, or low-credibility \u2014 must not drive you to near-certainty. When a load-bearing fact is unverified, keep at least 10-15% on the chance it is wrong.\n- **Also provide a holistic estimate** \u2014 your overall gut feeling about the main question, BEFORE you see the mathematical combination. This serves as a sanity check: if the Fermi result and holistic estimate diverge wildly, something is wrong.\n\n## Output\n\nReturn ONLY valid JSON, no markdown fences:\n\n{\n \"rationale\": \"\u003caddress (a) (b) (c) (d) above \u2014 5-8 sentences total\u003e\",\n \"sub_question_estimates\": {\n \"sq1\": \u003cfloat in [0.01, 0.99]\u003e,\n \"sq2\": \u003cfloat in [0.01, 0.99]\u003e,\n \"sq3\": \u003cfloat in [0.01, 0.99]\u003e\n },\n \"holistic_p_yes\": \u003cfloat in [0.01, 0.99] \u2014 your overall estimate ignoring the decomposition\u003e,\n \"what_would_change_my_mind\": \"\u003c1-2 sentences: what new info would push you above 70% or below 30%\u003e\"\n}\n",
"holistic_p_yes": 0.85,
"models": [
"opus",
"secondary"
],
"p_yes": 0.9019,
"rationale": "(a) The primary is August 18, 2026; qualifying has passed and we are roughly weeks out, so most structural uncertainty is already resolved. (b) Status quo: Taddeo is a qualified, actively campaigning candidate facing a single, unelected, self-funding-at-$8k opponent (Earle Ford), with a fundraising edge and near-unanimous party/labor/establishment endorsements \u2014 she wins. (c) NO scenario: in an extremely low-information, low-turnout August primary where neither candidate has meaningful communication budgets (~$36k vs ~$14k), the outcome turns on ballot-name effects and demographic voting patterns; Ford, a Black Army veteran/IRS investigator, could consolidate the large Black share of the Florida Democratic primary electorate outside Miami-Dade, or Taddeo could withdraw/be sidelined by a late scandal. (d) YES scenario: Taddeo\u0027s statewide name recognition as a former state senator, 2022 CD-27 nominee, and Miami-Dade Clerk, plus endorsements from legislative leaders, Levine Cava, Demings, Alex Sink, and Ruth\u0027s List, plus a 2.6:1 money edge, carry her to a comfortable win. Sub-question 1 is essentially settled by ballot listings; sub-question 2 is settled by the passed qualifying deadline and the weak two-person field; sub-question 3 is nearly certain given the reported fundraising and endorsement data, though it is the metric with the least direct polling verification. My holistic estimate sits somewhat below the weighted average because the decomposition\u0027s components are all resolved advantages, while the residual risk \u2014 a low-salience primary flipping on race/ethnicity or ballot-name dynamics \u2014 is not captured by any sub-question.",
"sub_question_estimates": {
"sq1": 0.97,
"sq2": 0.95,
"sq3": 0.93
},
"what_would_change_my_mind": "Any primary poll showing Ford competitive or leading, or evidence of major outside spending/endorsements (e.g., Black caucus consolidation) behind Ford, would push me below 70%; a poll showing Taddeo up 25+ points or a Ford withdrawal would push me above 92%."
},
"plan": {
"combination_logic": "weighted_average",
"domain": "politics",
"n_sub_qs": 3,
"n_tools": 5,
"reasoning_approach": "Treat the question as a chain that is highly correlated (ballot presence, field strength, and frontrunner status all move with the same underlying dynamics), so blend the three sub-question probabilities as a weighted average anchored to the base rate that a well-known, well-funded frontrunner wins a low-salience statewide down-ballot primary. Adjust downward if a higher-profile Democrat enters or Taddeo signals a switch to another office.",
"sub_questions": [
{
"id": "sq1",
"question": "Will Annette Taddeo still be an active, qualified candidate for Florida CFO on the Democratic primary ballot at the June 2026 qualifying deadline (i.e., she does not withdraw, switch races, or fail to qualify)?",
"rationale": "She must actually be on the ballot; Florida Democratic candidates frequently switch races or drop out, and if she is the only qualifier the primary is cancelled/she is nominated by default.",
"weight": 0.35
},
{
"id": "sq2",
"question": "Will Taddeo face at most token/underfunded opposition in the Democratic primary (no well-funded or higher-profile Democrat such as a sitting statewide/federal officeholder entering)?",
"rationale": "The main risk to a YES is a stronger Democrat entering; the Florida Phoenix article notes multiple Democrats getting into the CFO race.",
"weight": 0.35
},
{
"id": "sq3",
"question": "Will Taddeo lead the Democratic field in fundraising, endorsements (including Florida Democratic Party establishment support), and any available primary polling as of mid-2026?",
"rationale": "Name recognition (former state senator, 2022 CD-27 nominee, Miami-Dade Clerk) and resource advantage are the best predictors of winning a low-information down-ballot primary.",
"weight": 0.3
}
],
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{
"parameters": {
"brief": "Identify all declared and potential Democratic candidates for Florida Chief Financial Officer in 2026, their fundraising totals, endorsements, and any primary polling. Confirm whether Annette Taddeo is still running for CFO (vs. another office) and the status of rivals mentioned by Florida Phoenix. Include Florida\u0027s 2026 qualifying deadline and primary date.",
"max_searches": 4,
"question_title": "Will Annette Taddeo win the 2026 Florida Democratic primary for Chief Financial Officer?"
},
"target_sub_questions": [
"sq1",
"sq2",
"sq3"
],
"tool_name": "claude_news"
},
{
"parameters": {
"lookback_days": 240,
"queries": [
"Annette Taddeo Florida chief financial officer 2026 campaign",
"Democratic primary Florida CFO 2026 candidates fundraising",
"Florida CFO race 2026 Blaise Ingoglia Democrat challenger"
]
},
"target_sub_questions": [
"sq1",
"sq2",
"sq3"
],
"tool_name": "article_search"
},
{
"parameters": {
"queries": [
"Florida CFO 2026 Democratic primary candidates list",
"Annette Taddeo CFO campaign fundraising latest",
"Ballotpedia Florida Chief Financial Officer election 2026"
]
},
"target_sub_questions": [
"sq1",
"sq2"
],
"tool_name": "web_search"
},
{
"parameters": {
"queries": [
"Annette Taddeo",
"2026 Florida Chief Financial Officer election",
"Florida Chief Financial Officer"
]
},
"target_sub_questions": [
"sq1",
"sq3"
],
"tool_name": "wikipedia_lookup"
},
{
"parameters": {
"code": "import numpy as np\n# Base rate: best-known/best-funded candidate winning a low-salience statewide down-ballot primary\np_on_ballot = 0.85\np_no_strong_rival = 0.7\np_win_given_favorite = 0.85\np_win_if_strong_rival = 0.45\np = p_on_ballot*(p_no_strong_rival*p_win_given_favorite + (1-p_no_strong_rival)*p_win_if_strong_rival)\nprint(p)\n# sensitivity\nfor a in [0.75,0.85,0.95]:\n for b in [0.5,0.7,0.85]:\n print(a,b, round(a*(b*0.85+(1-b)*0.45),3))",
"description": "Base-rate scaffold for probability that a name-recognized frontrunner wins a low-salience statewide down-ballot primary, with sensitivity analysis."
},
"target_sub_questions": [
"sq1",
"sq2",
"sq3"
],
"tool_name": "code_execution"
}
]
},
"question": {
"close_time": "2026-08-03T03:00:00Z",
"description": "## Description\nFlorida Phoenix: [Democrats get into the chief financial officer race](https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/06/08/democrats-get-into-the-chief-financial-officer-race/)\n\n`{\"format\": \"bot_tournament_question\", \"info\": {\"hash_id\": \"46d339b2e60bab10\", \"sheet_id\": \"146\"}}`\n\n## Resolution Criteria\nThis question resolves as **Yes** if Annette Taddeo wins the Democratic primary election in the 2026 [Florida Chief Financial Officer election](https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Chief_Financial_Officer_election,_2026), according to [official results](https://dos.myflorida.com/elections/) or [credible sources](https://www.metaculus.com/faq/#definitions).",
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"title": "Will Annette Taddeo win the 2026 Florida Democratic primary for Chief Financial Officer?"
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"claim": "As of late July 2026, official voter guides and Ballotpedia list Taddeo on the Democratic CFO primary ballot for the August 18, 2026 election.",
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