Which 2020 Candidates
Have the Best Resumes?
Have the Best Resumes?
By James A. George,
Author of How to Select an American President
The list of presidential candidates for the American 2020
Presidential Election isn't settled . There are several reasons why:
1.
The Political Parties have no standards for
vetting and promoting candidates.
2.
The Democratic Party is a free-for-all, and the
party leaders have failed to lead the process.
3.
The Republican Party is wed to Donald J. Trump,
an incumbent who is facing impeachment and continuing investigations.
4.
Billionaires see the opportunity to step into
the process to fill the leadership vacuum.
Sadly, to this author, Americans are failing themselves and
their country, putting the nation’s democracy in peril because they are doing
nothing to improve their knowledge about the process and the candidates. Doing
this, they are left with deficient choices.
This article has a main purpose and that is to demonstrate
how to evaluate the present crop of candidates by examining their resumes and
comparing their qualifications and credentials with what should be essential to
carry the brand of a political party.
The article is no
substitute for reading my books that help voters enrich their knowledge, skill,
and ability to improve their performance in selecting presidents. For further
reading:
·
How to Select an American President by James A.
George and James A. Rodger © 2107 Archway Publishing (Amazon, Google, and
Archway)
·
Regenerating America with Sustainable Economics
by James A. George and James A. Rodger © 2107 Archway Publishing (Amazon,
Google, and Archway)
·
A President’s Manifesto by James A. George ©
2019 All Rights Reserved
You may request a free
copy of A President’s Manifesto by emailing jimgeorgeauthorarchway@gmail.com. ( pdf iBook
Describing the ideal candidate for President of the
United States
Here is an outline to guide your consideration and to encourage candidates to tell their story following this guide. Use it to organize information gained from resumes (found on Wikipedia and elsewhere). Go to the candidate’s website to see how they describe themselves. Verify and validate everything the best you can.
• Candidate name:
The kind of candidate I am: (Their words)
• Met the statutory requirements: 1) Citizen born in USA, 2) Age 35 years or greater, 3) Lived in the country for past 14 years
• Birth date:
• Place of birth:
• Residences during the past 14 years:
• Intelligence Quotient (IQ): (Provided by candidates from an accredited source)
• Education:
o
o
• Degree Type:
o
o
o
o
• Professional Certifications:
o
o
o
o
o
• Occupation/Vocation/Profession:
• Health Status: Healthy, sick, recovering, recovered: Verified with a doctor’s report
Voter’s assessment of candidate age: (Will the candidate be able to complete two terms? Does the candidate have sufficient knowledge and experience as evidenced by the time spent to acquire it?)
• Young 35-50, Middle 51-60, Older 61 >
• Affected Class:
• Candidate description:
• Verified by Census filing
• Voter assessment of character and behavior
From reviewing the past president’s we identified certain terms that are helpful in differentiating and describing candidates listed in alphabetical order.
• Adaptive
• Allegiant to the Constitution and nation
• Brave in the face of adversity
• Leader, follower
• Listener, talker
• Passionate,unpassionate , easy-going
• Process-oriented (how), task-oriented (what), results-oriented (outcomes)
• Thundering or reassuring
• Visionary, administrator,integrator , independent, loner
This category is refined further, though this is a thought starter.
• Voters’ assessment of leadership style
Similarly, we captured some words used to describe leadership styles.
o Collaborator
o Creative and inventive
o Delegator
o Detailer
o Do it yourself
o Hands-on
o You’re fired
• Education and Training (Professional Development)
Life-long learning – It is beneficial to observe how presidential candidates
have stayed abreast of contemporary knowledge and skill requirements.
• Knowledge:
o American government system
o Concept of operations
o Concept of the role of the president in optimizing the nation’s
government performance
o Constitution
o Economics
o Entitlements
o Foreign policy
o Information and communications technology
o International trade
o Knowing each governmental department and primary expectations
for them
o Knowing how to create laws
o Knowing how to work with Congress
o Law
o Operational architecture
o Primary presidential tasks and associated outcomes
• Skill:
o Administrative
o Budgeting
o Strategic planning
o Writing
o Speaking
o Negotiating
o Collaborating
o Debating
o Planning
o Problem-solving
o Decision-making
o Sense-making
o Predicting
o Modeling
o Recruiting and staffing
o Organization development
o Program evaluation and management
• Life History (Childhood to adulthood status)
The kind of person that can relate to me; the kind of person to whom I can relate; my kind of person:
o The person next door
o The person who lives on the best street
o Successful
o Hobo (like Harry Truman)
• Ability to manage the economy: The job ofpresident is to create
an environment in which private enterprise can flourish as that is what
increases revenues.
o Optimization = Increasing GDP and higher quality service for the
least cost and labor intensity
o Presidential Platform and
Agenda: Priorities, Issues, Causes, Programs, Solutions, Vision
o Banking
o Fossil fuels
o Energy independence
o Entrepreneurs
o Food supply
o Green renewable
o Housing
o Infrastructure
o Job creation
o Manufacturing
o Nation-building
o Nuclear
o Peace-building
o Preemptive war
o Promote democracy
o Sustainable economy
o Transportation
o War is last resort
• Relationship with Powerful Forces: Military Industrial Complex, Wall Street, PACs and Lobbyists
• Political Party
o Relationships with party leadership
• Values:
o Attitude about big business
o Attitude about campaign contributions
o Attitude about educators
o Attitude about free speech
o Attitude about government regulation
o Attitude about gun control
o Attitude about health care
o Attitude about immigrants
o Attitude about organized labor
o Attitude about public service
o Attitude about rural America
o Attitude about small business
o Attitude about women and minorities
o Attitude toward immigrants
o Attitude toward minorities
o Patriotic
o States’ rights versus Central government
o Work ethic
• Military Experience:
o Rank
o Combat Veteran
o Unit
o Command
o Wars and battles
o Citations and awards
• Public Office Experience:
o Vice President
o Judge
o Department Secretary
o Governor
o Senator
o House Representatives
o Mayor
o State Legislature
o Other Public Service
• Private Sector Experience:
o CEO/President
o Large Corporation
o Medium Corporation
o Small Business
o Vice President
o Director
o Professional Manager
o Entrepreneur
o Inventor
o Patents
• Memberships: Organizations and Leadership positions
• Voters’ assessment of candidates on religion: Faith matters; Faith is irrelevant; Faith is private."
Here is an outline to guide your consideration and to encourage candidates to tell their story following this guide. Use it to organize information gained from resumes (found on Wikipedia and elsewhere). Go to the candidate’s website to see how they describe themselves. Verify and validate everything the best you can.
• Candidate name:
The kind of candidate I am: (Their words)
• Met the statutory requirements: 1) Citizen born in USA, 2) Age 35 years or greater, 3) Lived in the country for past 14 years
• Birth date:
• Place of birth:
• Residences during the past 14 years:
• Intelligence Quotient (IQ): (Provided by candidates from an accredited source)
• Education:
• Degree Type:
• Professional Certifications:
• Occupation/Vocation/Profession:
• Health Status: Healthy, sick, recovering, recovered: Verified with a doctor’s report
Voter’s assessment of candidate age: (Will the candidate be able to complete two terms? Does the candidate have sufficient knowledge and experience as evidenced by the time spent to acquire it?)
• Young 35-50, Middle 51-60, Older 61 >
• Affected Class:
• Candidate description:
• Verified by Census filing
• Voter assessment of character and behavior
From reviewing the past president’s we identified certain terms that are helpful in differentiating and describing candidates listed in alphabetical order.
• Adaptive
• Allegiant to the Constitution and nation
• Brave in the face of adversity
• Leader, follower
• Listener, talker
• Passionate,
• Process-oriented (how), task-oriented (what), results-oriented (outcomes)
• Thundering or reassuring
• Visionary, administrator,
This category is refined further, though this is a thought starter.
• Voters’ assessment of leadership style
Similarly, we captured some words used to describe leadership styles.
• Education and Training (Professional Development)
• Knowledge:
• Skill:
• Life History (Childhood to adulthood status)
The kind of person that can relate to me; the kind of person to whom I can relate; my kind of person:
• Ability to manage the economy: The job of
• Relationship with Powerful Forces: Military Industrial Complex, Wall Street, PACs and Lobbyists
• Political Party
• Values:
• Military Experience:
• Public Office Experience:
• Private Sector Experience:
• Memberships: Organizations and Leadership positions
• Voters’ assessment of candidates on religion: Faith matters; Faith is irrelevant; Faith is private."
Here is how I evaluated Donald J. Trump before and after his
incumbency. Using my approach, start with his resume.
Here is what I published about Donald Trump beginning in
2011.
“Undeclared Presidential Candidates for the 2012 Election
“Undeclared Presidential Candidates for the 2012 Election
There were many declared
candidates for the 2012 Presidential election, and they provide the opportunity
for trial and comparison. There were also undeclared candidates, one of which
was Donald Trump. He provided an interesting example of a successful and
wealthy business professional. So, before considering declared candidates,
examine Donald Trump based on verifiable public information about him at that
time.
At the initial writing in
2011, Donald Trump had yet to declare his candidacy for president, though it
was highly anticipated that he may. Trump is someone about which the public is
very aware because he has become a television program celebrity and a
billionaire from his real estate empire in New York. It is as if voters might
be overloaded, except they will focus on essentials and his ideas, if he
declares candidacy.
Donald Trump Resume[i ]
Born: June 14, 1946 (age
then 64/now 69) Queens, New York, U.S.
Education:
Attended the The Kew-Forest School, Forest Hills, New Yorko
1959, New York Military Academy (NYMA); Earned academic honors, played varsity
football in 1962, varsity soccer in 1963, and varsity baseball from 1962-64
(baseball captain 1964; Promoted to Cadet Captain-S4 (Cadet Battalion Logistics
Officer) his Senior Year
1964-66 Fordham University (transferred) 1968,
University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business (B.S.) in economics and concentration in finance
Attended the The Kew-Forest School, Forest Hills, New York
1964-66 Fordham University (transferred) 1968,
University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business (B.S.) in economics and concentration in finance
Profession, Occupation:
Businessperson, Chief executive officer, author, television celebrity,
entertainment promotion and production
Job History:
Private Business: Trump
Organization
Worked for his father at
the Trump Organization
While a student:
“Swifton Village apartment
complex in Cincinnati, Ohio: Donald became intimately involved in the project,
personally flying in for a few days at a time to carry out landscaping and
other low-level tasks. After $500,000 investment, Donald successfully turned a
1200-unit complex with a 66% vacancy rate to 100% occupancy within two years.
The Trump Organization sold Swifton Village for $6.75 million in 1972.”[ii ]
“Trump began by landing
the rights to develop the old Penn Central yards on the West Side, then — with
the help of a 40-year tax abatement by the financially strained New York City
government, which was eager to give tax concessions in exchange for investments
at a time of financial crisis — turned the bankrupt Commodore Hotel into a new
Grand Hyatt.”[iii ]
Financial problems
(1989–1997)
Trump had some bad years
and he and his investors lost a lot of money.
Resurgence (1997–2007)
Trump had a resounding comeback in real estate and diversified entertainment
including gaming casinos.
2008 financial crisis
“Trump
has been caught in the 2008 financial crisis as sales for his Trump
International Hotel and Tower in Chicago have been lagging and he failed to pay
a $40m loan to Deutsche Bank in December. Arguing that the crisis is an Act of
God, he evoked a clause in the contract to not pay the loan and initiated a
countersuit asserting his image has been damaged. Deutsche Bank has in turn
noted in court that 'Trump is no stranger to overdue debt' and that he has
twice previously filed for bankruptcy with respect to his casino operations.
On February 17, 2009 Trump
Entertainment Resorts filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy; Trump having stated on
February 13 that he would resign from the board. Trump Entertainment Resorts
has three properties in Atlantic City.[iv ]
Noted:
Trump businesses have twice previously filed for bankruptcy.
Author:
Trump: The Art of the Deal (1987); Trump: Surviving at the Top (1990); Trump: The Art of Survival (1991); Trump: The Art of the Comeback (1997); Trump: How to Get Rich (2004); The Way to the Top: The Best Business Advice I Ever Received (2004); Trump: Think Like a Billionaire: Everything You Need to Know About Success, Real Estate, and Life (2004); Trump: The Best Golf Advice I Ever Received (2005); Why We Want You to be Rich: Two Men - One Message (2006), co-writtenwith Robert Kiyosaki; Think Big and Kick Ass in Business and Life
(2007), co-written with Bill Zanker. ( ISBN 978-0-06-154783-6); The America We
Deserve (2000) (with Dave Shiflett, ISBN 1- 58063-131-2); Trump: The Best Real
Estate Advice I Ever Received: 100 Top Experts Share Their Strategies (2007);
Trump 101: The Way to Success (2007); Trump Never Give Up: How I Turned My
Biggest Challenges into Success (2008)
Trump: The Art of the Deal (1987); Trump: Surviving at the Top (1990); Trump: The Art of Survival (1991); Trump: The Art of the Comeback (1997); Trump: How to Get Rich (2004); The Way to the Top: The Best Business Advice I Ever Received (2004); Trump: Think Like a Billionaire: Everything You Need to Know About Success, Real Estate, and Life (2004); Trump: The Best Golf Advice I Ever Received (2005); Why We Want You to be Rich: Two Men - One Message (2006), co-written
Public Service: Many of
Trump business dealings may be considered public-private partnerships as a
commercial developer engaged in economic development.
Military:
none
Wars and Battles:
none
Political Party:
Registered
Republican (c. 1987–1999; 2009–present); Reform Party (1999-2000)
Memberships:
Spouse: Ivana Trump
(1977–92)
Marla
Maples (1993–99)
Melania Trump (2005–present)
Children: Donald Trump,
Jr. ( born 1977)
Ivanka
Trump (born 1981) Eric Trump (born 1984) Tiffany Trump (born 1993) Barron Trump
(born 2006)
Religion: Presbyterian
2012 Presidential
Candidacy
“For 2012, Trump has made
an energetic investigation of a presidential candidacy, including a February
speech to a CPAC gathering, an early venue for candidates considering a
presidential run, as a write-in candidate in its straw poll for the office. A
Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll released in March 2011 found Donald Trump
leading among potential contenders for the Republican nomination for President
of the United States, one point ahead of former Massachusetts Governor Mitt
Rom- nay. A Newsweek poll conducted February 2011 showed that Donald Trump
garnered sufficient support to prevail in the November 2012 general election
for President of the United States against Barack Obama.
Trump's political stances
included the following:
Pro-life; Anti-gun
control;
Advocates for the repeal
and replacement of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act;
Anti-foreign aid;
Supports a fair trade
policy and believes generally that the People's Republic of China should be
considered more of an adversarial competitor, subjected to significant import
tariffs as a response to China's currency policy in order to help balance the
U.S. budget .
Believes the U.S. should
disengage in Iraq and Afghanistan
With Trump expected to
make a decision by the summer of 2011, his campaign has been reported by some
media as a possible promotional tool for his reality show The Apprentice.
Time.com had the headline "Donald Trump Begins Not Running For
President" and the Huffington Post was similarly dismissive.”[v]
Trump vacillated in deciding to run as independent or as a
Republican. Wavering was sign of a lack of commitment to the party brand and
platform. Similarly, Bernie Sanders did the same with the Democratic Party.
Both would be seen as polarizing forces.
In considering a resume, one must do as an employer would
and that is to verify and validate facts and claims. It also means asking about
the candidate among the community of people who know them. The free press is
one source of objective information as are organizations such as the League of
Women Voters (among others).
Americans are dependent on political parties to vet the
truthfulness of their candidates, although there are no standards. I wrote the
book, How to Select an American President
by James A. George and James A. Rodger © 2017 Archway Publishing that explains
in copious detail the derivation of the criteria and the meaning behind each
factor. There is no shortcut to reading and comprehending the details.
However, here I am sharing an abbreviated application for this article. I am evaluation Incumbent Donald Trump and prospective candidate Michael Bloomberg for comparison.
However, here I am sharing an abbreviated application for this article. I am evaluation Incumbent Donald Trump and prospective candidate Michael Bloomberg for comparison.
Presidential
Candidate Evaluation template (abbreviated version)
Evaluation Criterion
|
Score Value
|
Voter Variation
|
Subtotal
|
Required by Federal Law
|
1 (It is yes or no)
Born a Citizen of the US, |
None
|
1
|
Required by State Law*
|
Some states now require
Financial
IRS filings.
-1 for as many states for
which requirements
|
None
|
|
Home State Residence
|
Large, Medium, Small
(3-2-1)
|
Voters may adjust
|
2
|
No College
|
0
|
None
|
0
|
College Graduate
|
BS/BA 1
|
1
|
|
GPA
|
4 point scale – 4 = 3,
3 = 2
2 = 1
|
3
|
|
Academic Honors
|
1-2 points
|
2
|
|
Post Grad Masters
|
3 points
|
3
|
|
PhD
|
4 points
|
4
|
|
Professional Certifications
|
(Lawyer, CPA, MD, Engineer,
Accountant) 3
|
3
|
|
Occupation/Vocation
|
Formal occupations and
vocations
|
2
|
|
CEO
|
Fortune 500, Medium, Small
3,2,1 |
3
|
|
Other
|
1 variable
|
1 variable
|
1
|
Health
|
Excellent, Good, Poor
3,2,0 (proven by a board-certified
Physician)
|
3
|
|
Affected Class
|
Yes or no 1 point
Included Minority and Women |
None
|
1
|
Character
|
3,2,1
|
Variable by 1 point
|
3
|
Leadership
|
3,2,1 with evidence
|
3
|
|
Continuing Ed & Training
|
2
|
None
|
2
|
Knowledge
|
3,2,1 Knowledgeable about US
Government, Executive Management, and the President’s Job Model.
Knowledge of Constitutional Law |
Variable by 1-3
|
6
|
Skill
|
Relevant management and
professional
Skills 3,2,1
|
Variable by 1-3
|
6
|
Life History
|
Evidence of having achieved
success
Exceptional accomplishment
impacting
|
None
|
3
|
Platform/Agenda/Manifesto
|
Explicit alignment of
candidate’s agenda or manifesto with that of the party
|
Variable by 1-2 points
|
5
|
Relationships
|
Evidence of ability and
capacity to staff
The government and to
collaborate
And reach consensus is a
pluralistic democracy. 3,2,1
|
Variable by 1-2 points
|
5
|
Political Party
|
Alignment with a political
party platform
1-3
|
None
|
3
|
Values
|
1-3 Aligned with the
democratic republic,
|
None
|
3
|
Military Experience
|
1-3
|
Combat Experience bonus
points 1-2
|
5
|
Public Office Vice President
|
5
|
None
|
5
|
Judge
|
3
|
3
|
|
Department Secretary
|
3
|
3
|
|
Governor
|
4
|
4
|
|
US Senator
|
3
|
3
|
|
US Representative
|
3
|
3
|
|
Mayor
|
1-3 Small, Medium, Large
City
|
None
|
3
|
State Legislator
|
1-3 Small, Medium, Large
State
|
None
|
3
|
Other Public Office
|
Officer in the US Military
1-3
|
None
|
3
|
Private Sector CFO
|
1-3 Small, Medium, Large
Corporation
|
None
|
3
|
Director
|
1-3 Small, Medium, Large
Organization
|
None
|
3
|
Manager
|
1-3 Small, Medium, Large
Organization
|
3
|
|
Entrepreneur
|
1-3 (Created jobs)
|
None
|
3
|
Inventor
|
1-3 (Patents)
|
None
|
3
|
Memberships
|
1
|
None
|
1
|
Religion
|
1
|
Variable 1
|
2
|
Total Score –
available points: It is unlikely that anyone would earn all of the available
points.
|
118
|
||
Scoring Donald Trump
in 2016
Evaluation Criterion
|
Score Value
|
Voter Variation
|
Subtotal
|
Required by Federal Law
|
1 (It is yes or no)
Born a Citizen of the US, |
None
|
1
|
Required by State Law*
|
Some states now require
Financial
IRS filings.
-1 for as many states for
which requirements
|
None
|
N/A
|
Home State Residence
|
Large, Medium, Small
(3-2-1)
|
Voters may adjust
|
3
|
No College
|
0
|
None
|
0
|
College Graduate
|
BS/BA 1
|
1
|
|
GPA
|
4 point scale – 4 = 3,
3 = 2
2 = 1
|
2
|
|
Academic Honors
|
1-2 points
|
0
|
|
Post Grad Masters
|
3 points
|
3
|
|
PhD
|
4 points
|
0
|
|
Professional Certifications
|
(Lawyer, CPA, MD, Engineer,
Accountant) 3
|
1
|
|
Occupation/Vocation
|
Formal occupations and
vocations
|
1
|
|
CEO
|
Fortune 500, Medium, Small
3,2,1 |
2
|
|
Other
|
1 variable
|
1 variable
|
0
|
Health
|
Excellent, Good, Poor
3,2,0 (proven by a board-certified
Physician)
|
2
|
|
Affected Class
|
Yes or no 1 point
Included Minority and Women |
None
|
0
|
Character
|
3,2,1
|
Variable by 1 point
|
1
|
Leadership
|
3,2,1 with evidence
|
2
|
|
Continuing Ed & Training
|
2
|
None
|
2
|
Knowledge
|
3,2,1 Knowledgeable about
US Government, Executive Management, and the President’s Job Model.
Knowledge of Constitutional Law |
Variable by 1-3
|
2
|
Skill
|
Relevant management and
professional
Skills 3,2,1
|
Variable by 1-3
|
2
|
Life History
|
Evidence of having achieved
success
Exceptional accomplishment
impacting
|
None
|
0
|
Platform/Agenda/Manifesto
|
Explicit alignment of
candidate’s agenda or manifesto with that of the party
|
Variable by 1-2 points
|
1
|
Relationships
|
Evidence of ability and
capacity to staff
The government and to
collaborate
And reach consensus is a
pluralistic democracy. 3,2,1
|
Variable by 1-2 points
|
2
|
Political Party
|
Alignment with a political
party platform
1-3
|
None
|
1
|
Values
|
1-3 Aligned with the
democratic republic,
|
None
|
1
|
Military Experience
|
1-3
|
Combat Experience bonus
points 1-2
|
0
|
Public Office Vice President
|
5
|
None
|
0
|
Judge
|
3
|
0
|
|
Department Secretary
|
3
|
0
|
|
Governor
|
4
|
0
|
|
US Senator
|
3
|
0
|
|
US Representative
|
3
|
0
|
|
Mayor
|
1-3 Small, Medium, Large
City
|
None
|
0
|
State Legislator
|
1-3 Small, Medium, Large
State
|
None
|
0
|
Other Public Office
|
Officer in the US Military
1-3
|
None
|
0
|
Private Sector CFO
|
3,2,1 Large, Medium, Small
Corp.
|
None
|
0
|
Director
|
1-3 Small, Medium, Large
Organization
|
None
|
3
|
Manager
|
1-3 Small, Medium, Large
Organization
|
3
|
|
Entrepreneur
|
1-3 (Created jobs)
|
None
|
2
|
Inventor
|
1-3 (Patents, Intellectual
property)
|
None
|
1
|
Memberships
|
1
|
None
|
1
|
Religion
|
1
|
Variable 1
|
1
|
Total Score – available points: It is unlikely that anyone
would earn all of the available points.
|
41/118*
51 with max. |
||
Based on the number of lies Trump has made from the Office
of President that is Misprision of Fraud, and based on his misogynist history,
I would deduct all 10 points from his incumbency and I would deduct the one
remaining point allotted to his character. That would leave Trump with an score
of 40, one of the lowest among all recent candidates, lower that Sarah Palin,
for instance.
Scoring Michael
Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
Resume
Born: Michael Rubens
Bloomberg
February 14, 1942 (age 77)
Harvard University (MBA)
Job History:
American politician, businessman, and author. He is the co-founder, CEO, and majority owner of Bloomberg L.P.
Securities brokerage Salomon Brothers, before forming his own company in 1981 and spending the next twenty years as its chairman and CEO. He is the co-founder, CEO, and majority owner of Bloomberg L.P., a global financial services, software and mass media company that bears his name, and is known for its Bloomberg Terminal, a computer software system providing financial data widely used in the global financial services industry.
Job History:
American politician, businessman, and author. He is the co-founder, CEO, and majority owner of Bloomberg L.P.
Securities brokerage Salomon Brothers, before forming his own company in 1981 and spending the next twenty years as its chairman and CEO. He is the co-founder, CEO, and majority owner of Bloomberg L.P., a global financial services, software and mass media company that bears his name, and is known for its Bloomberg Terminal, a computer software system providing financial data widely used in the global financial services industry.
108th Mayor of New York City
In office: January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2013
Spouse(s) Susan
Brown-Meyer
(m. 1975; div . 1993)
Children 2
Net worth: US $58 billion (November 2019)
Net worth: US $58 billion (November 2019)
His main invention, a
financial investment management system, enhanced an industry and created
thousands of jobs.
Evaluation Criterion
|
Score Value
|
Voter Variation
|
Subtotal
|
Required by Federal Law
|
1 (It is yes or no)
Born a Citizen of the US, |
None
|
1
|
Required by State Law*
|
Some states now require
Financial
IRS filings.
-1 for as many states for
which requirements
|
None
|
|
Home State Residence
|
Large, Medium, Small
(3-2-1)
|
Voters may adjust
|
3
|
No College
|
0
|
None
|
0
|
College Graduate
|
BS/BA 1
|
1
|
|
GPA
|
4 point scale – 4 = 3,
3 = 2
2 = 1
|
3
|
|
Academic Honors
|
1-2 points
|
2
|
|
Post Grad Masters
|
3 points
|
3
|
|
PhD
|
4 points
|
0
|
|
Professional Certifications
|
(Lawyer, CPA, MD, Engineer,
Accountant) 3
|
3
|
|
Occupation/Vocation
|
Formal occupations and
vocations
|
2
|
|
CEO
|
Fortune 500, Medium, Small
3,2,1 |
3
|
|
Other
|
1 variable
|
1 variable
|
1
|
Health
|
Excellent, Good, Poor
3,2,0 (proven by a board-certified
Physician)
|
2
|
|
Affected Class
|
Yes or no 1 point
Included Minority and Women |
None
|
1
|
Character
|
3,2,1
|
Variable by 1 point
|
3
|
Leadership
|
3,2,1 with evidence
|
3
|
|
Continuing Ed & Training
|
2
|
None
|
2
|
Knowledge
|
3,2,1 Knowledgeable about
US Government, Executive Management, and the President’s Job Model.
Knowledge of Constitutional Law |
Variable by 1-3
|
6
|
Skill
|
Relevant management and
professional
Skills 3,2,1
|
Variable by 1-3
|
6
|
Life History
|
Evidence of having achieved
success
Exceptional accomplishment
impacting
|
None
|
3
|
Platform/Agenda/Manifesto
|
Explicit alignment of
candidate’s agenda or manifesto with that of the party
|
Variable by 1-2 points
|
3
|
Relationships
|
Evidence of ability and
capacity to staff
The government and to
collaborate
And reach consensus is a
pluralistic democracy. 3,2,1
|
Variable by 1-2 points
|
5
|
Political Party
|
Alignment with a political
party platform
1-3
|
None
|
2
|
Values
|
1-3 Aligned with the
democratic republic,
|
None
|
3
|
Military Experience
|
1-3
|
Combat Experience bonus
points 1-2
|
0
|
Public Office Vice President
|
5
|
None
|
0
|
Judge
|
3
|
0
|
|
Department Secretary
|
3
|
0
|
|
Governor
|
4
|
0
|
|
US Senator
|
3
|
0
|
|
US Representative
|
3
|
0
|
|
Mayor
|
1-3 Small, Medium, Large
City
|
None
|
3
|
State Legislator
|
1-3 Small, Medium, Large
State
|
None
|
0
|
Other Public Office
|
Officer in the US Military
1-3
|
None
|
0
|
Private Sector CFO
|
1-3 Small, Medium, Large
Corporation
|
None
|
3
|
Director
|
1-3 Small, Medium, Large
Organization
|
None
|
3
|
Manager
|
1-3 Small, Medium, Large
Organization
|
3
|
|
Entrepreneur
|
1-3 (Created jobs)
|
None
|
3
|
Inventor
|
1-3 (Patents)
|
None
|
3
|
Memberships
|
1
|
None
|
1
|
Religion
|
1
|
Variable 1
|
2
|
Total Score –
available points: It is unlikely that anyone would earn all of the available
points.
|
84/118
|
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[i]
Donald Trump, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
[ii]
Donald Trump,
http://www.milliontalks.com/topic/1479-story-of-success-%E2%80%93-1971
[iii]
https://www.nytimes.com/books/00/12/03/reviews/001203.03margolt.html
[iv]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump#cite_note-nyt-33
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