Ten Questions For Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Michigan's governor, Jennifer Granholm, recently sat down with TIME for an extensive interview, based partly on questions you submitted. Here are some key takeaways:

Q: How will re-educating the unemployed help if there are no jobs for them to fill?
--Nicholas Knox, DAVISON, MICH.

A: This is the perfect time to go back and get retrained--but get retrained in an emerging sector. We won't pay for you to get a degree in French or political science--those are my degrees so I can say that safely--but we will pay for you to get a degree in something that is of need, like nursing. We have 80,000 vacancies even though we have high unemployment. There is a skills gap.

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Q: After serving your last term as governor of Michigan, what will you do?
--Jimmy Chang, NOVI, MICH.

A: I really don't know. But I can tell you I will have had a lot of experience in leading during a time of sustained crisis. The biggest lesson is that you have to play offense. You can't just hunker down. You have to continue to lead and push forward despite all the challenges, and you have to have a skin as thick as a rhinoceros's.

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Q: If they changed the Constitution, would you run for President?
--Peter Hofmann NUREMBERG, GERMANY

A: No. And it ain't gonna happen.

Read the full interview here.

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