[lbo-talk] Re: My thoughts on Tom Frank's article in Harper's

[mike larkin]

Dennis Perrin: "I'm certainly no fan of the Clintons or of Gore, but I wonder about this.
Yes, there was tremendous hatred for Clinton from "loyal" Americans, spurred
on by rightwing talk radio and cable performers like Coulter; but I'd bet
you 5 bucks that if Clinton had run against Bush in 2000, he would have
wiped the floor with him, esp in the debates. Clinton is smooth and very
talented in the public sphere, and Gore's biggest mistake was not using
Clinton's talent during the campaign. As Doug pointed out, Clinton left
office with a 60% approval rating -- and this after being impeached! My
extended family is moderate to very conservative, and only two relatives I
know of are pro-Bush. The rest never say anything bad about Clinton, and a
few who voted for Reagan wish that Clinton was still in office."

 
Yes, huge numbers of people reacted to conservative criticism of Clinton the way they reacted to liberal criticism of Reagan: "Yes, very accurate, you have a point, thank you very much, I'll be voting for him anyway." 

 

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