Many citizens see all the leadership of these large institutions together in a conspiracy against them rather than in any adversary relationship with each other.
From Robert Teeter
As the society has gotten larger and more complex, individuals have lost their ability to influence any of the institutions that affect their lives.
People just automatically say 'If this guy is George and Barbara Bush's son, we don't have any question about those personal qualities that we were fooled on by Clinton.'
Every person has only so much attention to give, and politics and government takes up only a fraction of what it did 25 years ago.
Look at the declining television coverage. Look at the declining voting rate. Economics and economic news is what moves the country now, not politics.
Without a Mayaguez, or something comparable that we don't see in the immediate future, there is probably no one thing the President can do to himself to turn this situation around.
We ought not to be looking for something spectacular but rather develop a plan in conjunction with the White House to work our way out of this problem over the next six weeks.
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.
We need people out talking about the President, explaining, agreeing with and praising his actions.
Most of the things that need to be said about the President are things he can't say himself.
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