Well, Americans expect our president to be human beings, and as imperfect as all of us are. They expect us to make mistakes and all that. But one thing the American public likes is, if you make a mistake, you… — Matthew Dowd Copy Share Image
The president broke his bond with the public. Once that bond was broken, he no longer had the capacity to talk to the American public. State of the Union addresses? It didn't matter. Legislative initiatives? It didn't matter. P.R.? It… — Matthew Dowd Copy Share Image
To me, polls are like approval ratings for presidents are like an offensive line, right. And if an offensive line is weak, that means… — Matthew Dowd Copy Share
Democrats have a problem if they go one way and don't emphasize the rule of law and only have compassion. The Republicans have a… — Matthew Dowd Copy Share
What Donald Trump is, is not movement of change, it's a reaction to global change, it's a total reaction to global change. It's transformational… — Matthew Dowd Copy Share
I may be a little old-fashioned, but I actually believe that if you live and work in our house and you work on our… — Matthew Dowd Copy Share
What makes America great is peaceful protests and exercising your constitutional rights. — Matthew Dowd Copy Share
Let's keep in mind that Donald Trump didn't win because of himself. He won in spite of himself. A quarter of his voters voted… — Matthew Dowd Copy Share
This is an issue that has an exceedingly high number of threads in it. It involves race, it involves culture, it involves crime, it… — Matthew Dowd Copy Share
Well, Americans expect our president to be human beings, and as imperfect as all of us are. They expect us to make mistakes and… — Matthew Dowd Copy Share
If Hillary Clinton wins the race, she will win it with the most diverse coalition that anybody's ever been elected by in presidential history. — Matthew Dowd Copy Share
Washington always has a high level of hypocrisy, right, but I think the level of hypocrisy that has come out of the United States… — Matthew Dowd Copy Share
The president broke his bond with the public. Once that bond was broken, he no longer had the capacity to talk to the American… — Matthew Dowd Copy Share
As the inevitable discussion proceeds in the months ahead, this memo should provide both perspective and a reality check. President Bush's approval numbers will… — Matthew Dowd Copy Share