'should be made that a good Governor is better qualified by experience to be President than is a
0.8. Senator who has had only leqislative experience.
~The problem solving ability of the Federal bureaucracy is in question today in this country, but you and other Governors have taken the lead in making state government work in a responsive and efficient manner. Many of the lessons learned at the state level (zero- based budgeting, the sunshine law, etc.) can and
should be applied to the Federal bureaucracy.
~The major prOblems and concerns of the American
people are domestic. Your eXperience as Governor
has brought you into direct contact on a daily basis with the major domestic problems facing our citizens. And far too often the problems of the working man
and woman are only complicated by well intentioned,
but poorly administered, Federal programs which are
not planned or coordinated with state and local efforts. Your knowledge as Governor will enable you to implement preqrans as President that are compatible with state and local efforts and do not conflict or compete with
their programs.
—You are the product of a campaign and an Administration
that has maintained direct contact with the electorate
