Look at the declining television coverage. Look at the declining voting rate. Economics and economic news is what moves the country now, not politics. – Robert Teeter
The Presidents political travel is going to get blamed (and probably rightly) for a share of this downturn. – Robert Teeter
Whatever he does should be seen as working at the Presidency and if he goes to Colorado for Christmas, it should be for a minimum amount of time, the family tradition and family get-together aspect emphasized, and it be seen as a working vacation. – Robert Teeter
This is easy to say with the benefit of hindsight, but I think it once again points out how very important style of leadership, that is the way he does what he does, is to his perception. – Robert Teeter