The President's political travel is going to get blamed (and probably rightly) for a share of this downturn.

As the society has gotten larger and more complex, individuals have lost their ability to influence any of the institutions that affect their lives.

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.

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.'

This has resulted in more and more people becoming inner-directed and having as their only goal, getting as much as they can get out of the system and putting as little into it as possible

Research has shown that the perceived style of leadership is by far the most important thing to most voters in evaluating officeholders and candidates.

The President, the Administration and the campaign need a theme. I am concerned that the President is seen as a tactician without an overall strategy of his plan for the country.