In a not-too-distant future, a company called Clear Vista has created a program that uses an advanced computer algorithm to predict everything. It has become a daily life saver used by everyone, predicting weather, traffic, who you should befriend, if a flight will land safely, which college should you attend, and so on. The numbers cannot lie, claims the company. Laurence Walker is a United States Senator who is about to embark on a campaign for the Democratic nomination for president. Laurence is the consummate politician, well-respected and a dedicated family man to his loving wife and three children. Considered a shoo-in for the nomination, his wife’s cursory Clear Vista query puts Laurence at a 64% chance to be president. But in this world, candidates are now pretty much obliged to release the results of a deeper Clear Vista questionnaire: what kind of president will you be; what parts of your life might get in the way of doing a good job; are you a good man? As Laurence is