Graham was not a natural campaigner and hesitated to even ask voters for their vote.

But Agnew often made gaffes on the campaign trail, in contrast to Muskie who was viewed as a natural campaigner.

Mr. Forrester, by his own admission, is not a natural campaigner.

A former state legislator and one-term congressman, he is a natural campaigner whose style reminds many political observers of Governor Bush.

Coverdell was not a natural campaigner.

Caught between Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, two natural campaigners, the Vice President is trying to make up in decibels what he lacks in spontaneity.

The candidate, though by every indication a very good human being, is not a natural campaigner; he has, say critics, "a professorial style" that seems "condescending and humorless" to many voters.

As a result, he is a much more natural and effective campaigner, whether it's kissing little girls on the lips or talking about his faith.

Mr. Close is not a natural campaigner.

Bankers and international business persons are not supposed to be natural campaigners, but they have proved themselves a match for this moment.