Substantive qualifications

Rating 2020 Democratic, Republican Candidates & Others

After Current insufficient “qualifications” for the U.S. presidency—

(a)   Natural-born citizen of the United States

(b)  35 years old (at least)

(c)   Resident of the United States for at least 14 years.

Consider

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roposed mandatory (at least some) qualifications for anyone to even consider being a candidate or serving as U.S. president:

(a)   evidence of good character and no criminal record or conflicts/seeming conflicts of interest

(b)  demonstrated soundness of mind and mental stability (a candidate should be required to submit to independent psychological analysis and testing)

(c)   demonstrated skills, professionalism, presence of mind for interpersonal communication, civility and cross-differences deliberation;

(d)  sound credentials (beyond partisanship) in social, economic, political and/or statecraft matters

(e)   learned in the U.S. constitution, federal structure of governance, and balance of powers;

(f)   demonstrated skills, knowledge and experience in executive (and/or legislative) public service office;

(g)  demonstrated skills, knowledge and experience in international affairs including diplomacy, geopolitics, geo-economics, fair competition and international trade

EXPERIENCE Criterion

Some of the Crop heading into 2020 and my rating on the EXPERIENCE criterion alone

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emocrats

1.      Cory Booker: Newark, New Jersey, Mayor (2006–2013); U.S. Senator (2013–present) (public office executive and legislative experience)

2.      Pete Buttigieg: South Bend, Indiana, Mayor of (2012–present) (public office executive experience)

3.      Julián Castro:  San Antonio, Texas, Mayor (2009–2014), U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary (2014–2017) (public office executive experience)

4.      John Delaney: U.S. Representative (2013–2019) (no public office executive, insufficient legislative experience - unqualified)

5.      Tulsi Gabbard: U.S. Representative (2013–present) (no public office executive, insufficient legislative experience - unqualified)

6.      Kirsten Gillibrand:  U.S. Senator from New York (2009–present), U.S. Representative (2007–2009) (no public office executive experience, insufficient or questionable legislative (people) service - unqualified)

7.      Mike Gravel: former U.S. Senator (1969–1981) (credentials outdated, no public office executive experience - disqualified)

8.      Kamala Harris: U.S. Senator (2017–present), former California Attorney General (2011–2017) (no public office executive experience, insufficient legislative experience - unqualified)

9.      John Hickenlooper: Colorado governor (2011–2019), Denver, Colorado, Mayor (2003–2011) (public office executive experience)

10.   Jay Inslee: Washington (state) governor (2013–present), U.S. Representative (1999–2012) (public office executive and legislative experience)

11.   Amy Klobuchar: U.S. Senator (2007–present) (public office legislative experience, no public office executive experience)

12.   Wayne Messam: Miramar, Florida, Mayor (2015–present) (insufficient public office executive experience, no legislative service - unqualified)

13.   Beto O’Rourke: U.S. Representative (2013–2019) (no public office executive experience, insufficient legislative experience - unqualified)

14.   Tim Ryan: U.S. Representative (2003–present) (no public office executive experience, insufficient legislative experience - unqualified)

15.   Bernard “Bernie” Sanders: Burlington, Vermont Mayor (1981–1989), U.S. Representative (1991-2007), U.S. Senator (2007-present) (credentials outdated, part of entrenched corrupt Federal Washington establishment - disqualified))

16.   Eric Swalwell: U.S. Representative (2013–present) (no public office executive experience, insufficient legislative experience - unqualified)

17.   Elizabeth Warren: U.S. Senator (2013–present) (no public office executive experience, questionable ethics, insufficient legislative experience - unqualified)

18.   Marianne Williamson: Author, lecturer, activist (no public office executive or legislative experience - unqualified)

19.   Andrew Yang: Entrepreneur (no public office executive or legislative experience - unqualified)

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epublicans

Declared

Donald John Trump: U.S. president (2017 present) (insufficient or no public office experience, no public office legislative or other pertinent experience - UNQUALIFIED)	William Floyd Weld: Massachusetts Governor (19911997), United States Assistant Attorney General Criminal Division (1986–1988), United States Attorney District of Massachusetts (1981–1986) (public office executive and legislative experience)
Reported Interested Robert Phillips Corker Jr.: Finance and Administration Commissioner of Tennessee (1995 –1996), Chattanooga, Tennessee, Mayor (2001 – 2005), U.S. Senator and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman (2015 –2019) (public office executive and legislative experience)	Lawrence Joseph Hogan Jr.: Maryland Governor (2015- present), Maryland Secretary of Appointments (2003 – 2007) (public office executive experience) John Richard Kasich Jr.: Ohio Governor (2011-2019), U.S. Representative [1983-2001/ Chairman of House Budget Committee (1995-2001)], member of Ohio Senate (1979-1983) (public office executive and legislative experience)

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dditional candidates who have filed with the FEC include the following:

EXPERIENCE criterion - zip

Michael E. Arth, artist, builder, architectural and urban designer, and political scientist (unqualified no pertinent experience)	Harry Braun, renewable energy consultant and researcher (unqualified no pertinent experience)
Ken Nwadike Jr., documentary filmmaker, motivational speaker, and peace activist (unqualified no pertinent experience)	Robby Wells, former college football coach (unqualified no pertinent experience)

 

Sources

Candidates 2020 at Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kasich

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Hogan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Corker

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Weld

http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp

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