With just a BA it is almost impossible to get a job as a VP in any major business/NPO setting. So

[JohnnyBoots]

a BA qualifies one for the Vice Presidency of the United States of America. McCain was in the last of his class at Annapolis. This versus two Constitutional scholars, both with JD's. One of which used to edit the Harvard Law Review. If this were a job interview in the real world, both McCain and Palin's resumes wouldn't have made it past the recruiter's desk for the first round of interviews.

[hisownpetard]

1. I give your OP an A+. Thanks for posting!

K&R.

[Bonn1997]

2. Yup, and if people cared about the candidates educations

(which they should but don't), Obama/Biden would be ahead by a huge margin. Instead, Obama's actually viewed NEGATIVELY by many who say he sounds too much like a "professor."

[nichomachus]

3. Not necessarily

Being ex-military will get you to the head of the list in some organizations. And, if your daddy and granddaddy were both admirals, you have a big leg up in the military industrial companies.