Hmm yes that is true. But it was still a Senator vrs Senator type of election. The one consistant thing since FDR seems to be the one who can sell themselves as the Washington DC outsider to the country wins.
Well...Mitt Romney certainly is a Washington "outsider"...but, one thing I like about Hunter, over Romney, (and this is just me)...
Hunter is more like Pres. Bush, in that he comes across as a real man, not a TV star..and Mitt comes across as "slick"...like a made-for-TV President.
The one item not considered is charisma. This could be why, without any real experience or a record to run on, Obama scared the heck out of Hillary. He started getting money Hillary was counting on and the press was falling in love with him.