He gave examples of presidents whose losing opponents did not have royal blood (Ronald Reagan vs. Walter Mondale), or where he claimed the winner simply had "more royalty" (John F. Kennedy vs. Richard Nixon).
"[4][5] Critics of the theory point out that perhaps a third of all Americans may be descended from John, King of England (ruled 1199–1216), and that the odds of being distantly related to other royalty are even higher.
However, the relevance of such descent is also questioned due to the relatively small degree of inheritance a person receives from such distant ancestors.
[7] The central claim that until 2004 the winner was always the most royal is called into question by four instances in which successive elections were contested by the same two candidates, with different results.
The conclusions of Brooks-Baker would be picked up by conspiracy theorist David Icke and incorporated into his formulation of a world history controlled by Illuminati, whom he sees as a race of reptilian humanoids that includes the royal houses of Europe.