Presidential announcement season is upon us. Sen. Ted Cruz has jumped in the pool. Sen. Rand Paul is expected to join him next week. Sen. Marco Rubio will do the same thing the following week. Hillary Clinton will take her step “soon” according to staffers-in-waiting who are eager to switch from their personal Gmail accounts to the official campaign one.
Al Gore said that a presidential campaign is like a job interview. If that’s true, then when these candidates announce, we should hand them a few preliminary questions at the start of the process. After all, that’s even required of the average Starbucks employee. Presumably this job is harder.
So here are a few basic inquiries. These are not gotcha questions. They’re open-book questions. Candidates may refer to their notes, or their campaign biographies, as the case may be. Also, they can take their time. The first contest in Iowa isn’t for another 10 months.
via Presidential Job Application: Seven questions we should ask anyone who wants to be president..
