🚫 Not fit for public office. Fewer than three stars, and a critical Article fails (Open Books). This isn’t a close call. Expect to hear from us — often.
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1Open Bookscritical
38%☆ not yet
“…the property of the people.” — Cicero, De Re Publica
Carries a heavy debt to a single mega-donor, with Peter Thiel giving roughly $15M to his Senate run.
60
2Free & Fair Electionscritical
82%★ earned
“The ballot is stronger than the bullet.” — Abraham Lincoln
No election-denial or incitement on the page; the peaceful-handoff record is not impugned.
60
3The Dignity of the Opponent
42%☆ not yet
“Treat humanity … always as an end and never as a means only.” — Kant
His sharpest lines, like "childless cat ladies," sort opponents into a class to be mocked.
60
4Fear Is Not Fuel
58%☆ not yet
“…the better angels of our nature.” — Lincoln, First Inaugural
Advances a real intellectual project rather than pure grievance.
60
5Truth & a Kept Word
56%☆ not yet
“…living within the truth.” A representative owes “his judgment.” — Havel · Burke
Capable of steelmanning in debate but often opts for the jab. No documented broken commitments; word and action track reasonably on the record shown.
60
6Against the Spirit of Party
58%☆ not yet
“The baneful effects of the spirit of party.” — Washington, Farewell Address
Publicly invited Democrats to work with the administration on housing and gas prices.
60
7Morality
62%★ earned
“The time is always right to do what is right.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
Sorts opponents into a class to be mocked with lines like “childless cat ladies,” but the record shows no deeper scandal.
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 →