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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Bill Clinton's winning slogan was "it's the economy stupid". I don't think "it's the bathrooms stupid" would have sold![/quote]

Times change, as do you vehicles for cynical distractions. Clinton's slogan might have been that, but his program was straight fealty to financiers. His 1992 fundtraising was heavily driven by a clique of Goldman Sachs partners and he subsequently gave them the Democratic party. He also gave them a chameleon-like sense of which way the identity politics winds were blowing.

Beating up on HRC and co. is fun, but the mess largely began with her husband. [/quote]

Like it or not, Bill Clinton was the last Democratic president who was successful in terms of the economy, welfare reform, foreign policy and working with Congress. He also brought the Democrats out from the political wilderness - no mean achievement given how demoralized they were in terms of their prospects for the presidency after 12 years under Reagan and Bush.

Obama - who I voted for on both occasions - was well meaning but ineffective. His proudest legislative achievement - ACA - is more than likely to be dismantled. So once that happens, what is he left with as a legacy? Obama was personally well liked because of his basic decency but Hillary ran saying she would be the third term for Obama and she was rejected.[/quote]

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