“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.”
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While only about half of the voters feel they know very much about Reagan or what he stands for, the Republicans who do have a very positive perception of him.
The President's political travel is going to get blamed (and probably rightly) for a share of this downturn.
Research has shown that the perceived style of leadership is by far the most important thing to most voters in evaluating officeholders and candidates.
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.