Contact: Jessica Davis, Chicago Media Corporation, 312-794-7727, media@chicagomediacorporation.com

CHICAGO, Sept. 14 /Standard Newswire/ -- Do you think George Bush knows how much a bus pass costs? When was the last time you think Dick Cheney pulled out an envelope full of coupons to save a few bucks at the grocery store? Does he even know what a grocery store is? Dr. Jessica Davis doesn't want to come on your show to bash the President. But what she does want to do is explain why so many of our national politicians aren't ready to tackle the everyday problems the average American faces - simply because they have no idea what they are.

Dr. Davis, a political commentator and two-time nonpartisan mayoral candidate, has come up with a list of 10 simple questions that every candidate for president - Republican and Democrat alike - should be made to answer this year before we're asked to choose who should be our next president. She'll reveal why:

• Asking "How many times have you taken public transportation in the last five years?" reveals a candidate's connection with the average American.
• A candidate's answer to "Where did you go to school?" speaks directly to their passion and leadership potential.
• You'd be shocked at how many candidates for president don't know the cost of basic necessities - like bread, milk or eggs.

CREDENTIALS: Veteran radio and TV guest Jessica Davis, J.D., ran for mayor of Baltimore, Maryland in 1999, and Carbondale, Illinois in 2007. She is currently a law director at Southern Illinois University School of Law, and virtual host of www.virtualtownhallmeeting.com and is the author of AMERICAN SOCIAL JUSTICE REPORT: Creating a Beloved Community.

AVAILABILITY: Illinois, Nationwide by arrangement and via telephone

CONTACT: Jessica Davis, Chicago Media Corporation, 312-794-7727(IL); media@chicagomediacorporation.com