A no bullshit non-partisan comparison of political candidates
Aggregate score
Cornyn 5.1Paxton 2.7 C +2.4
Scoring overview

Scoring

Each grader's documented values, scored against each candidate's whole 2026 platform. Click any row for the five-sentence reasoning and footnoted sources. Scale: 0–10, where 10 is complete alignment.

Grader CornynPaxton Margin
Foundational moral figures
Hebrew Prophets, The
8th–6th c. BCE
42 C +2
Jesus of the Gospels
c. 4 BCE–c. 30 CE
42 C +2
Muhammad, Prophet
570–632 CE
42 C +2
Gandhi, Mahatma
1869–1948
31 C +2
Pope John Paul II
papacy 1978–2005
54 C +1
Pope Leo XIV
papacy 2025–
43 C +1
Founding fathers
Franklin, Benjamin
1706–1790
63 C +3
Washington, George
1789–1797
72 C +5
Adams, John
1797–1801
72 C +5
Jefferson, Thomas
1801–1809
54 C +1
Madison, James
1809–1817
62 C +4
Hamilton, Alexander
1755–1804
63 C +3
Monroe, James
1817–1825
63 C +3
Texas figures
Houston, Sam
1793–1863
72 C +5
Jordan, Barbara
1936–1996
51 C +4
Later presidents
Lincoln, Abraham
1861–1865
53 C +2
Roosevelt, Theodore
1901–1909
43 C +1
Roosevelt, Franklin D.
1933–1945
31 C +2
Eisenhower, Dwight
1953–1961
72 C +5
Carter, Jimmy
1977–1981
41 C +3
Reagan, Ronald
1981–1989
75 C +2
Other politicians & military leaders
McCain, John
1936–2018
72 C +5
Mandela, Nelson
1918–2013
41 C +3
King, Martin Luther Jr.
1929–1968
31 C +2
Marshall, George C.
1880–1959
62 C +4
Powell, Colin
1937–2021
62 C +4
Jurists
O'Connor, Sandra Day
1930–2023
62 C +4
Marshall Court tradition
federal institutionalism, 1801–1835
63 C +3
Lochner / classical-liberal tradition
economic substantive due process, 1897–1937
64 C +2
Warren Court tradition
rights-protective constitutionalism, 1953–1969
31 C +2
Originalism (Scalia/Gorsuch strand)
textualism & original public meaning, 1986–present
74 C +3
Borkian judicial restraint
defer-to-democratic-majorities, 1971–present
76 C +1
Contemporary leaders
Cronkite, Walter
1916–2009
52 C +3
Rogers, Mr. (Fred)
1928–2003
41 C +3
Nelson, Willie
1933–
31 C +2
Public intellectuals
Friedman, Milton
1912–2006
54 C +1
Sowell, Thomas
1930–
64 C +2
Sagan, Carl
1934–1996
42 C +2
Business leaders
Buffett, Warren
1930–
53 C +2
Cuban, Mark
1958–
32 C +1
Dimon, Jamie
1956–
62 C +4
Interests by life stage
Interests of a 6-Year-Old Child 52 C +3
Interests of an 18-Year-Old 31 C +2
Interests of a 30-Year-Old 32 C +1
Interests of a 50-Year-Old 43 C +1
Interests of a 65-Year-Old 43 C +1
Institutions & organizations
AARP 32 C +1
ACLU 32 C +1
AFL-CIO 21 C +1
Cato Institute 54 C +1
Forbes Magazine 63 C +3
League of Women Voters 31 C +2
Modern LDS Church 65 C +1
Modern Pentecostal Church 69 P +3
National Review (Buckley fusionism) 73 C +4
Southern Baptist Convention 67 P +1
Texas Association of Business 74 C +3
Texas Farm Bureau 74 C +3
Texas State Bar 71 C +6
US Chamber of Commerce 73 C +4
Veterans (VFW/Legion/IAVA composite) 64 C +2
Wall Street Journal Editorial Board 73 C +4