No, we need a hard-core intellect with a sharp understanding of policy and tactics. We need a Tony Blaire who can go toe to toe with anyone in the media or in the opposition, who understand grass roots politics and how to organize, and who is a right-wing stalwart.
Note: In publicly traded firms, "Chairman-of-the-board" is not where the action is - not now or ever.
“...a hard-core intellect with a sharp understanding of policy and tactics...”
That would be Richard Nixon. He won by a landslide against McGovern, won a close one against Humphrey, and lost a close one against Kennedy.
As Prez he did not help out the cause as even National Review condemned him for betrayal of the Conservatives.
Did you know Harry Truman graduated from High School, he seemed to handle the Press pretty well. I saw him Speak from the back of a train, in Vinita Oklahoma, so I have observed politics for a while. My parents God Bless their souls were Roosevelt Dems, I was the contrarian Republican in the family.