[nopardons]

No, Ted is NOT eligible and neither are Rubio, Jindal, nor Nikki Haley. And, of course, Obama certainly isn't !

Yes, all of them ARE citrizens; they're just NOT NBCers.

[Hostage]

There are only two categories of citizens, natural and naturalized.

Ted is not naturalized because of his mother. Therefore, he is natural meaning natural born.