Robert Teeter
Robert Teeter
Robert M. Teeterwas an American Republican pollster and political campaign strategist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
CountryUnited States of America
greater programs sum umbrella
We need an umbrella under which we can put all of the President's programs and end up with the whole being greater than the sum of its parts.
appear aura friendly manner needs served warm
He needs to appear more presidential. While his warm friendly manner has served him well, he does not have any of the aura of being President.
comparable himself immediate turn
Without a Mayaguez, or something comparable that we don't see in the immediate future, there is probably no one thing the President can do to himself to turn this situation around.
ought primary republican stop unpopular using voters whenever word
Detente is a particularly unpopular idea with most Republican primary voters and the word is worse. We ought to stop using the word whenever possible.
positive reagan stands voters
While only about half of the voters feel they know very much about Reagan or what he stands for, the Republicans who do have a very positive perception of him.
act against background best system taught works
This is against a background of having been taught our system works best when made up of individuals who all act as responsible individuals.
committee connected directly ford liberal member nor rogers seen wing
This person should not be directly connected with the President Ford Committee nor should he be seen as a member of the liberal wing of the Republican Party. He should be someone like Laird or Rogers Morton.
figures months needs next officials public series three trying
There needs to be a planned series of speeches, interviews, etc., over the next two or three months by administration officials and other public figures talking about President Ford, what he is trying to do and what he has accomplished.
ahead close government handle president reagan seen
Reagan is close to or ahead of the President in being seen as able to handle inflation, unemployment, government spending, and crime.
campaign needs program single successful surrogate
Probably the most single successful part of the '72 campaign was the surrogate program and something like it needs to be established.
son people guy
People just automatically say 'If this guy is George and Barbara Bush's son, we don't have any question about those personal qualities that we were fooled on by Clinton.'
people goal littles
This has resulted in more and more people becoming inner-directed and having as their only goal, getting as much as they can get out of the system and putting as little into it as possible
taken decision accountability
Another cause for the increase in alienation and cynicism is a feeling that too many policy decisions that affect individuals have been taken out of any system that has accountability or that they can influence.
christmas vacation together
Whatever he does should be seen as working at the Presidency and if he goes to Colorado for Christmas, it should be for a minimum amount of time, the family tradition and family get-together aspect emphasized, and it be seen as a working vacation.