A no bullshit non-partisan comparison of political candidates
Aggregate score
Cornyn 5.1Talarico 6.1 T +1.0
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 CornynTalarico Margin
Foundational moral figures
Hebrew Prophets, The
8th–6th c. BCE
47 T +3
Jesus of the Gospels
c. 4 BCE–c. 30 CE
48 T +4
Muhammad, Prophet
570–632 CE
46 T +2
Gandhi, Mahatma
1869–1948
37 T +4
Pope John Paul II
papacy 1978–2005
56 T +1
Pope Leo XIV
papacy 2025–
47 T +3
Founding fathers
Franklin, Benjamin
1706–1790
66 tie
Washington, George
1789–1797
76 C +1
Adams, John
1797–1801
76 C +1
Jefferson, Thomas
1801–1809
46 T +2
Madison, James
1809–1817
67 T +1
Hamilton, Alexander
1755–1804
67 T +1
Monroe, James
1817–1825
66 tie
Texas figures
Houston, Sam
1793–1863
76 C +1
Jordan, Barbara
1936–1996
57 T +2
Later presidents
Lincoln, Abraham
1861–1865
56 T +1
Roosevelt, Theodore
1901–1909
47 T +3
Roosevelt, Franklin D.
1933–1945
38 T +5
Eisenhower, Dwight
1953–1961
76 C +1
Carter, Jimmy
1977–1981
48 T +4
Reagan, Ronald
1981–1989
74 C +3
Other politicians & military leaders
McCain, John
1936–2018
76 C +1
Mandela, Nelson
1918–2013
48 T +4
King, Martin Luther Jr.
1929–1968
38 T +5
Marshall, George C.
1880–1959
66 tie
Powell, Colin
1937–2021
66 tie
Jurists
O'Connor, Sandra Day
1930–2023
66 tie
Marshall Court tradition
federal institutionalism, 1801–1835
66 tie
Lochner / classical-liberal tradition
economic substantive due process, 1897–1937
63 C +3
Warren Court tradition
rights-protective constitutionalism, 1953–1969
38 T +5
Originalism (Scalia/Gorsuch strand)
textualism & original public meaning, 1986–present
74 C +3
Borkian judicial restraint
defer-to-democratic-majorities, 1971–present
73 C +4
Contemporary leaders
Cronkite, Walter
1916–2009
56 T +1
Rogers, Mr. (Fred)
1928–2003
48 T +4
Nelson, Willie
1933–
39 T +6
Public intellectuals
Friedman, Milton
1912–2006
54 C +1
Sowell, Thomas
1930–
63 C +3
Sagan, Carl
1934–1996
46 T +2
Business leaders
Buffett, Warren
1930–
56 T +1
Cuban, Mark
1958–
37 T +4
Dimon, Jamie
1956–
65 C +1
Interests by life stage
Interests of a 6-Year-Old Child 58 T +3
Interests of an 18-Year-Old 39 T +6
Interests of a 30-Year-Old 38 T +5
Interests of a 50-Year-Old 47 T +3
Interests of a 65-Year-Old 48 T +4
Institutions & organizations
AARP 39 T +6
ACLU 37 T +4
AFL-CIO 29 T +7
Cato Institute 55 tie
Forbes Magazine 64 C +2
League of Women Voters 39 T +6
Modern LDS Church 65 C +1
Modern Pentecostal Church 62 C +4
National Review (Buckley fusionism) 73 C +4
Southern Baptist Convention 62 C +4
Texas Association of Business 74 C +3
Texas Farm Bureau 75 C +2
Texas State Bar 76 C +1
US Chamber of Commerce 74 C +3
Veterans (VFW/Legion/IAVA composite) 66 tie
Wall Street Journal Editorial Board 74 C +3