📚 Summer school. Elissa Slotkin holds 5 of seven stars — but fails a critical Article (Open Books & Free & Fair Elections). Assignment: summer school for Civics, watch every Schoolhouse Rock episode five times, and submit a one-page report — due before the end of the year. Report to summer school →
“…the property of the people.” — Cicero, De Re Publica
Own campaign is 0.6% PAC, but Affiliated with the Support Mitten PAC leadership PAC per OpenSecrets. Running a corporate-funded leadership PAC fails Open Books. (FEC/OpenSecrets 2026)
60
2Free & Fair Electionscritical
42%☆ not yet
“The ballot is stronger than the bullet.” — Abraham Lincoln
Urged blue states to 'fight fire with fire' and redraw maps vs Texas (NBC/Axios, Jul 2025). Backing a partisan gerrymander fails Free & Fair Elections.
60
3The Dignity of the Opponent
76%★ earned
“Treat humanity … always as an end and never as a means only.” — Kant
Maintains a pragmatic, national-security-framed tone; no documented dehumanizing or contempt rhetoric toward opponents.
60
4Fear Is Not Fuel
68%★ earned
“…the better angels of our nature.” — Lincoln, First Inaugural
Emphasizes affirmative, problem-solving agenda; messaging is contrast-driven but not primarily alarm-based.
60
5Truth & a Kept Word
74%★ earned
“…living within the truth.” A representative owes “his judgment.” — Havel · Burke
Strong PolitiFact record on bipartisanship claims; voting generally consistent with stated moderate priorities.
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6Against the Spirit of Party
60%★ earned
“The baneful effects of the spirit of party.” — Washington, Farewell Address
Documented independence, including publicly opposing Pelosi for leadership and Problem Solvers Caucus work, at intra-party cost.
60
7Morality
75%★ earned
“The time is always right to do what is right.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
No documented personal corruption, criminal/civil action, or credible ethics scandal on record; default neutral.
60
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Scores are Independent 2026’s own editorial read against the Seven Articles — ≥60% earns the star. The first two Articles are critical: fail Open Books or Free & Fair Elections and there is no seal, whatever else holds. Each Article carries its founding quote as the yardstick. On bias →