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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-dowd/well-americans-expect-our-president-to-be-human-beings-and-as/)

[Matthew Dowd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-dowd/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-dowd/the-president-broke-his-bond-with-the-public-once-that-bond-was/)

[Matthew Dowd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-dowd/)

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## More by Matthew Dowd

> [To me, polls are like approval ratings for presidents are like an offensive line, right. And if an offensive line is weak, that means…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-dowd/to-me-polls-are-like-approval-ratings-for-presidents-are-like-an/)

[Matthew Dowd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-dowd/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-dowd/democrats-have-a-problem-if-they-go-one-way-and-don-t-emphasize-the/)

[Matthew Dowd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-dowd/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-dowd/what-donald-trump-is-is-not-movement-of-change-it-s-a-reaction-to/)

[Matthew Dowd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-dowd/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-dowd/i-may-be-a-little-old-fashioned-but-i-actually-believe-that-if-you/)

[Matthew Dowd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-dowd/)

> [You can't keep changing the rules based upon who holds political power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-dowd/you-can-t-keep-changing-the-rules-based-upon-who-holds-political-power/)

[Matthew Dowd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-dowd/)

> [What makes America great is peaceful protests and exercising your constitutional rights.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-dowd/what-makes-america-great-is-peaceful-protests-and-exercising-your/)

[Matthew Dowd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-dowd/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-dowd/let-s-keep-in-mind-that-donald-trump-didn-t-win-because-of-himself-he/)

[Matthew Dowd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-dowd/)

> [This is an issue that has an exceedingly high number of threads in it. It involves race, it involves culture, it involves crime, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-dowd/this-is-an-issue-that-has-an-exceedingly-high-number-of-threads-in-it/)

[Matthew Dowd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-dowd/)

> [If you give up freedom to get security, you deserve neither.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-dowd/if-you-give-up-freedom-to-get-security-you-deserve-neither/)

[Matthew Dowd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-dowd/)

> [Well, Americans expect our president to be human beings, and as imperfect as all of us are. They expect us to make mistakes and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-dowd/well-americans-expect-our-president-to-be-human-beings-and-as/)

[Matthew Dowd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-dowd/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-dowd/if-hillary-clinton-wins-the-race-she-will-win-it-with-the-most/)

[Matthew Dowd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-dowd/)

> [The highest form of patriotism is dissent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-dowd/the-highest-form-of-patriotism-is-dissent/)

[Matthew Dowd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-dowd/)

> [Washington always has a high level of hypocrisy, right, but I think the level of hypocrisy that has come out of the United States…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-dowd/washington-always-has-a-high-level-of-hypocrisy-right-but-i-think-the/)

[Matthew Dowd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-dowd/)

> [The president broke his bond with the public. Once that bond was broken, he no longer had the capacity to talk to the American…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-dowd/the-president-broke-his-bond-with-the-public-once-that-bond-was/)

[Matthew Dowd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-dowd/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-dowd/as-the-inevitable-discussion-proceeds-in-the-months-ahead-this-memo/)

[Matthew Dowd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-dowd/)

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