The identikit US President

In-depth historical research has shown the profile of the most likely candidate to win the Presidency in the USA. The model used predicted the winner correctly in 25 or 28 past elections, missing in only very tight races.

So, if someone wants to maximise their chances of being President they should:

-be called John Smith (i.e the more common name wins)
-be heavy
-be very tall
-have an ancestor who was President
-have a father who held high political office
-Be an only child
-have lost at least one parent before the age of 30
-Be married (not divorced) with children, including at least one adopted child
-have lost one or more children
-have lost one or more siblings
-have lost a spouse
-have gone to an Ivy League college, graduated in law, with a master's and PhD and have been a professor
-have been in the military with honours
-have been in a fraternity
-have been a City mayor, Governor, Judge, Public Attorney, State representative, state senator, US Representative or US Senator and US Vice-President
-have been a famous actor, an athlete and authored several books
-have survived a major life-threatening disease
-have a "competent" face
-come from Texas, California or New York (i.e states with lots of electoral college votes)
-have a high IQ
-be "physically attractive"
-be affiliated with a large religion (the bigger the better)

Interestingly and perhaps predictably, the research also concludes that you have an especially good chance of being President if you are......wait for it.....already President (once).