Word: teeter
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...held back. The "aggressives" suffered a major reversal last week when Peter Teeley asked to be relieved of his duties as communications director. He complained that he was frozen out by two colleagues who generally reinforce Bush's own cautious instincts, Chief of Staff Craig Fuller and Pollster Bob Teeter. The first visible fissure in an otherwise harmonious and efficient organization, the Teeley move underscored Bush's failure to decide on an effective strategy. To compound the difficulties, Bush's sometimes startling deficiencies as a campaigner have emerged in some recent California performances. In a talk to a group...
After clinching the Republican presidential nomination in mid-March, George Bush seemed to disappear from the national stage. That low profile was fine with the cautious half of his campaign team. "The public isn't focused on the election yet," declared Bush's pollster, Robert Teeter. "This is a time for unifying the party, planning the convention, developing positions and reaching out to new groups...
...Bush organization operates more like a board of directors than a classic pyramid, with each member having relatively equal access to the Vice President. The inner sanctum: Fuller, Campaign Manager Atwater, Media Consultant Ailes, Pollster Teeter, Communications Director Pete Teeley and Deputy Campaign Manager Rich Bond...
...Force Two. Bush confers with Fuller and Teeley, who report the latest from Atwater and Teeter. Fuller says the trip to Orlando has been dropped. "The numbers are too good," he says. Bush is disappointed. "We were going to work out with the Astros," he says. "I was going to show 'em my behind-the-back catch." When business is done, Bush leans back and reflects on his organization. "Nobody is in absolute charge of anything, everybody works together and knows they have to get a consensus. If there's a problem between people, I straighten it out. I guess...
...Greenville. Teeter and Fuller discuss media buys and travel arrangements. Their plans are predicated on Dole's. Robertson is rarely mentioned, Kemp not at all. Teeter has learned that day about Dole's media plans. "He's buying the living hell out of North Carolina. He committed for $334,000 in the last two days alone." Teeter reports on their own buys: "We bought Columbia-Jefferson City today and upped our buy a little bit in St. Louis. We're only going comparative in South Carolina so far." (In their parlance, Dole's ads are negative; Bush's are "comparative...