Kennedy is the only one of this group who was elected President from the Senate. All the rest were VP's first -- big difference.
"All the rest were VP's first -- big difference."
Well if you make that disqualifier there have really only been a few elections you can even look at. Certainly not enough to call a representative sample (especially considering you're excluding a significant portion that disproves the theory to begin with). Sorry to be taking this so seriously, I'm just really tired of hearing the Governor/Senator excuse. All of my Dem friends were saying how that's the only reason Kerry lost. Alot of hte MSM was saying it also.