Can 'Second tier, but nearly as promising, are Morales of Texas, Scott Harshbarger of Massachusetts, and Dennis Vacco of New York.' be viewed as neither a logical extension nor a contradiction of 'Vacco is a Senator from NY.'
Second tier, but nearly as promising, are Morales of Texas, Scott Harshbarger of Massachusetts, and Dennis Vacco of New York.###Vacco is a Senator from NY.