A good candidate doesn’t need a consultant....did Reagan need one?
I don’t know if Reagan had one (don’t have time to bing it now but will try to remember to do so later). I suspect he did. The key is whether one has one or not, the candidate needs to stick to their principles and do what they believe is the best for the city, state, country. IF they have a consultant(s), then sometimes that means going against their advice. IIRC President Reagan did that with his speech writers when he insisted the “tear down this wall” language be included in his famous speech.
He sure did. It was this guy...
"Presidents, regardless of party, face constant pressures from the Left -- from the Big Brother government, neofascist, high tax, property-confiscating liberals, from the econazis and global warmists, from the pro-abortionists, from those who are pro-one world and anti-American and from those who advocate cradle-to-grave socialism. (Have I left anyone out?) And, unless there are constant counter-pressures from those on the Right who believe in small government, low taxes, America first and individual liberty, presidents, under Left-wing pressure, tend to drift that way." --Lyn Nofziger