Qualifications

Qualifications

Technically, the qualifications aren't many. If the people vote you in, you're President. And the people are an unpredictable (sometimes largely misguided) bunch.

You do have to be a natural-born citizen (yes, Hawaii counts), you need to be at least thirty-five years old, and you have to have been a resident in the U.S. for at least the past fourteen. Aside from that, a long, successful career in politics bodes well for you, although it's technically not a requirement (which seems weird, but...apparently related experience isn't part of this job application).

You're also going to want to have boatloads and boatloads of money, or at least be tight with others who do, because this getting-elected-President thing isn't cheap.