"Tricky Dick" didn’t come out of retirement then, but his reputation is set for a recovery with reports that Nixon is set for a surge in odwyerpr.com's poll of greatest White House communicators.Okay, the disgraced Nixon is currently neck-in-neck with "The Anointed One." Nixon and Barack Obama are locked into the caboose position of the four-member Presidential train. Each man had 17 percent of the tally as of this writing.
This blogger threw Nixon, President during his formative years-- into the mix as a lark. I was certain poll results would be a battle between Ronald Reagan and Obama, masterful communicators from different sides of the spectrum.
Reagan used his Irish charm to gut the government while funding a huge Pentagon build-up that ultimately blew this country’s deficit through the roof and led to the bust of the Soviet Union.
Obama's earnestness is geared to re-establishing the authority of Uncle Sam. He is guiding the federal semi-takeover of the private sector and the rebuilding of regulatory institutions. Obama's polling numbers suffer perhaps from a backlash, while Reagan benefits from nostalgia.
O'Dwyer readers have given "The Great Communicator" a resounding 37 percent of their votes. Bill "I Feel Your Pain" Clinton trails Reagan with a 29 percent standing. But keep your eye on Nixon, the master of comebacks. Don’t be surprised if RMN winds up to top.
Rest assured though that O’Dwyer’s web team stands ready to counter any funny business attempted by the "dirty tricks" gang.
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