...I was asked if I had ever been to Cuba. Yes, I had been to Cuba, too. I was asked if I had ever punched a pizza lady in the arm--Yes, a long time ago; Had I ever been a member of Democratic Socialists of America. Yes, I was a member of DSA--briefly. Had any member of my nuclear family ever attended a Ku Klux Klan rally in Mississippi while in the service? Yes, my-brother-the-klansman did while in the Navy, "to check it out." He was curious, confusing the Klan with the Kiwanis, maybe. Do you have contact with the "curious Klansman"? Not for 10 years. Had I ever had an extramarital affair? "Well, the position is VICE president, is it not? Yes, I am personally unexperienced with the conduct under question.
I think I was a DEI candidate. I think they had to comply with the Rooney Rule. I got the impression I was never seriously considered.