Rogers, Mr. (Fred)
1928–2003

Fred Rogers built his career on kindness, neighborly love, anti-violence, listening, and 'looking for the helpers.' Cornyn earns more Mr. Rogers credit than Paxton — his measured rhetoric, refusal to engage in personal-attack campaign style even when Paxton has repeatedly attacked him over BSCA and RFMA, and decades of personal conduct without scandal fit Mr. Rogers's framework. Paxton's whole campaign style — attacking fellow Republicans, social-media combativeness, calling opponents 'morally bankrupt,' personal moralism alongside adultery — is the opposite of everything Fred Rogers taught. He earns one point for sincere personal faith.