“…the property of the people.” — Cicero, De Re Publica
1.3% of receipts from PACs — clean under the 15% cap, and no corporate leadership PAC. (FEC 2026)
60
2Free & Fair Electionscritical
82%★ earned
“The ballot is stronger than the bullet.” — Abraham Lincoln
No 2020 election denial, no fake-elector role, and no documented support for partisan gerrymandering. (Jan 6 roll call; OpenSecrets; redistricting record)
60
3The Dignity of the Opponent
50%☆ not yet
“Treat humanity … always as an end and never as a means only.” — Kant
Employs fierce rhetoric; several remarks were widely criticized as invoking antisemitic tropes, drawing bipartisan condemnation.
60
4Fear Is Not Fuel
55%☆ not yet
“…the better angels of our nature.” — Lincoln, First Inaugural
Combines a progressive affirmative agenda with prominent grievance-and-injustice framing.
60
5Truth & a Kept Word
55%☆ not yet
“…living within the truth.” A representative owes “his judgment.” — Havel · Burke
Apologized for 2019 remarks criticized as invoking tropes; some public claims disputed by fact-checkers.
60
6Against the Spirit of Party
63%★ earned
“The baneful effects of the spirit of party.” — Washington, Farewell Address
Breaks with Democratic leadership from the left, including opposing the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure bill.
60
7Morality
63%★ earned
“The time is always right to do what is right.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
Minnesota campaign-finance board found 2019 violations requiring repayment; large campaign payments to husband's firm drew scrutiny.
60
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