Thanks for the explanation. I thouhght that perhaps Elison’s religion might have been a factor. I’ll look forward to your follow-up piece to see how you use religion to weight the categories.

You’re correct, Elizabeth Warren’s total score should be a 27, not a 28 as listed. Keith Ellison is rated a 2 on demographics, rather than a 4 for a specific reason. This was to be discussed in a later article, but I’m happy to tell you about the other non-listed factors. Just as being young is an asset in my estimation and being too young is a hindrance, the same can be said of diversity. Keith Ellison happens to be a Muslim at a time when 4 in 6 Americans say they would not vote for a Muslim presidential candidate. So it’s my view that while he would benefit from increased black support, quite a bit of that would be negated by democrats who skew socially conservative who would refuse to back him. There will be another piece that goes more into depth about the candidates highlighted in green and their scores.