LONDON, Aug 16: When it comes to American presidential elections, blue blood counts. So say British researchers who predict Democratic challenger John Kerry will oust President George W. Bush on Nov. 2 simply because he boasts more royal connections than Bush.

After months of research into Kerry's ancestry, Burke's Peerage, reported on Monday that Mr Kerry is related to all the royal houses of Europe. "Because of the fact that every presidential candidate with the most royal genes and chromosomes has always won the November presidential election, the coming election - based on 42 previous presidents - will go to John Kerry." -Reuters

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