Robert Teeter

“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.”

“We should remember the campaign advertising will be only a smaller portion of the President's total exposure.”

“The endorsement of respected conservative Republican officeholders and politicians is particularly important at this time as to destroy Reagan's credibility as a loyal Republican.”

“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.”

“I think we need one recognized, respected public figure to make a tough, blunt statement on just what Reagan's record is and what he might do to the country, let alone the Republican Party before Christmas.”

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

“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.'”

“I think he could have made most of the trips and gone to most of the fund-raisers if he would have avoided the partisan rhetoric and talked to the country as President in each of these appearances rather than to the narrow partisan audiences.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Look at the declining television coverage. Look at the declining voting rate. Economics and economic news is what moves the country now, not politics.”

“We need people out talking about the President, explaining, agreeing with and praising his actions.”