📚 Summer school. Jefferson Shreve holds 6 of seven stars — but fails a critical Article (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
12.0% of receipts from PACs — clean under the 15% cap, and no corporate leadership PAC. (FEC 2026)
60
2Free & Fair Electionscritical
42%☆ not yet
“The ballot is stronger than the bullet.” — Abraham Lincoln
Backed Trump's call to redraw Indiana mid-decade — 'I support the president's call' (The Republic, Aug 2025). Backing a partisan gerrymander fails Free & Fair Elections.
60
3The Dignity of the Opponent
68%★ earned
“Treat humanity … always as an end and never as a means only.” — Kant
No dehumanizing rhetoric toward opponents on record; self-styled moderate, limited congressional record.
60
4Fear Is Not Fuel
66%★ earned
“…the better angels of our nature.” — Lincoln, First Inaugural
No distinctive grievance-based platform documented; limited record.
60
5Truth & a Kept Word
68%★ earned
“…living within the truth.” A representative owes “his judgment.” — Havel · Burke
No adverse fact-check findings located; positions consistent with his stated moderate identity.
60
6Against the Spirit of Party
60%★ earned
“The baneful effects of the spirit of party.” — Washington, Farewell Address
In his 2023 mayoral run took gun-control positions atypical for a Republican, earning an NRA 'F' rating; documented break from party orthodoxy.
60
7Morality
75%★ earned
“The time is always right to do what is right.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
No documented personal-ethics, criminal, or corruption matter on record; self-funded businessman, default score.
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 →