🚫 Not fit for public office. Fewer than three stars, and a critical Article fails (Free & Fair Elections). This isn’t a close call. Expect to hear from us — often.
Editorial opinion — our judgment against the Seven Articles, not a legal disqualification or an allegation of any crime. Ratings terms · Challenge this review
1Open Bookscritical
93%★ earned
“…the property of the people.” — Cicero, De Re Publica
2.5% 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
'I support redistricting'; confirmed a White House-provided SC map (CNN, May 2026). Backing a partisan gerrymander fails Free & Fair Elections.
60
3The Dignity of the Opponent
45%☆ not yet
“Treat humanity … always as an end and never as a means only.” — Kant
Repeatedly used deliberately provocative, personal rhetoric, including publicly targeting transgender Rep. Sarah McBride over a 2024 bathroom measure.
60
4Fear Is Not Fuel
50%☆ not yet
“…the better angels of our nature.” — Lincoln, First Inaugural
Messaging leans heavily on culture-war grievance and confrontation rather than an affirmative agenda.
60
5Truth & a Kept Word
50%☆ not yet
“…living within the truth.” A representative owes “his judgment.” — Havel · Burke
Documented reversals, including shifting from blaming Trump for Jan. 6 to endorsing him, undercut a consistent kept-word record.
60
6Against the Spirit of Party
55%☆ not yet
“The baneful effects of the spirit of party.” — Washington, Farewell Address
Genuinely unpredictable; has broken publicly with leadership, though breaks read as erratic more than principled.
60
7Morality
68%★ earned
“The time is always right to do what is right.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
Multiple outlets documented unusually high staff turnover and mistreatment allegations; no corruption or criminal matter on record.
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 →