Would an electrical engineer with an MBA be electable in 08? n/t

[CK_John]

[TwilightGardener]

1. Er--have we got one of those running? Am I missing something?

[MonkeyFunk]

2. Maybe, maybe not

since nobody ever votes based on the candidate's occupation and education level, more information would be needed.

[CK_John]

4. Maybe we should look at their education to get an insight into how they would solve problems. n/t

[MonkeyFunk]

9. again

we need more information. Nobodody votes based on the candidate's occupation and education level.

[skids]

3. Depends -- married with children?

The electorate is generally not kind to single techie types, and they need a "family guy" angle to get anywhere. Actually it's not just techies really, but there are some occupations you can get traction with even if you are single -- e.g. public prosecutor -- especially those that have already resulted in some name recognition.

[Catch22Dem]

5. Electable to what office? (n/t)

[CK_John]

6. POTUS.

[Orangepeel]

7. neither of those degrees would disqualify him/her

But it certainly isn't enough to get him/her elected. The last president with an MBA is bush and the last engineer was, I believe, Carter. bush, of course, is a disaster and Carter, good man that he is, is widely believed by many to have been an ineffective president.

I believe there is probably a bottom threshold of education that a candidate needs to be electable -- a college degree at the minimum -- and I believe advanced education probably helps (although that may be a personal bias of my own). But MBA, masters, law degree... I don't think most people would care.

[stellanoir]

8. I'd kinda like someone with some technical savvy to clean up the voting technology. . .

These lawyers are mostly clueless about IT security.

But what the heck do I know. . .?

I voted for a meditating physicist in '92 & '96 just 'cause I thought a little enlightenment and scientific prowess might help the country.

Yes it was a total throw away vote but I live in the bluest of states and I knew Clinton would win anyhoo.

[1620rock]

10. An 8th grade graduate would be an intellectual compared to *.

[CK_John]

11. Would Bloomberg be electable in 08, is the answer. I wanted to point out that I

think the field of studies of candidates should be looked at more closely.

[Hart2008]

12. Carter had a B.S. from the naval academy and served on nuclear subs.

Now that was back in '76.

Assuming Bloomie runs, I don't know that his degrees are important.

I think his lack of national political experience does disqualify him IMHO.

The presidency is no place for on the job training.

[NYCGirl]

13. And after that he got an MBA in Business from Harvard. NT