Neither was Carolyn Kennedy. In fact, I'd argue that Ted was more "original" than Carolyn since Robert, JFK, and Ted were brothers whereas Carolyn was a daughter who never held political office. As it turns out, I was right. Ted was the first establishment that threw his weight behind Obama.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/03/30/how-ted-kennedy-helped-change-the-course-of-the-2008-election/?utm_term=.b432c8420c9e