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re: What were some of Bill Clinton's weaknesses when running for reelection in 1996?

Posted on 7/26/26 at 9:00 pm to
Posted by dchog
Pea Ridge
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Posted on 7/26/26 at 9:00 pm to
Anyone could have beaten Hillary. That's scraping at the bottom of the barrel.

I don't think Trump could have beaten Bill.
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
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Posted on 7/26/26 at 9:10 pm to
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How would Trump had fared against Clinton?
Srsly, as I said before I don't think anyone could have beaten BC in '96. He was worshipped as much as Obama by the MSM. He was one of them, an Ivy League boomer.

In 1996 Trump was a Democrat and Friend of Bill. Even if he'd been GOP, the circumstances for an outsider campaign didn't really exist. Buchanan was able to mount a challenge, but had no hope of winning.

Reality TV made Trump a household name, The Internet offered an alternative to the MSM narrative
Posted by Kafka
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Posted on 7/26/26 at 9:13 pm to
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Anyone could have beaten Hillary
she ran the worst campaign of my lifetime

she should have won by at least 5-6 points
Posted by dchog
Pea Ridge
Member since Nov 2012
27728 posts
Posted on 7/26/26 at 9:13 pm to
With the help of the Dixie mafia he was able to get elected as governor.
Posted by VOR
New Orleans
Member since Apr 2009
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Posted on 7/26/26 at 9:14 pm to
The whole hard drive issue hurt her and it was bullshite…
Posted by dchog
Pea Ridge
Member since Nov 2012
27728 posts
Posted on 7/26/26 at 9:15 pm to
She didn't have a chance against Trump. It was nothing more than a big illusion from the media that she would win in the election.

Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
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Posted on 7/26/26 at 9:18 pm to
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She didn't have a chance against Trump
dude, he didn't even win the pop

she should have won, but didn't take Trump seriously
Posted by dchog
Pea Ridge
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 7/26/26 at 9:23 pm to
Presidential elections aren't decided by the popular vote. It shouldn't be taken seriously as the widespread fraud that has been found in this nation.

She would have never won. She was an awful candidate and the Dems didn't like her and they stayed home.
Posted by LRB1967
Tennessee
Member since Dec 2020
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Posted on 7/26/26 at 9:23 pm to
Inability to keep his hands to himself. Young female campaign volunteers learned to keep a respectable distance
Posted by dchog
Pea Ridge
Member since Nov 2012
27728 posts
Posted on 7/26/26 at 9:30 pm to
Paula Jones.
Posted by McChowder
Hammond
Member since Dec 2006
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Posted on 7/26/26 at 10:56 pm to
Bill Clinton pivoted in order to win re-election. He essentially took credit for all the republican legislative initiatives that were part of the "Contract with America" after the 94 wave took the House. 40 years of Democrat reign gone and a party in panic. He saw the train coming and he didn't want to get run over.

This at a time Dems basically had a monopoly on information, from print to news and entertainment. The only counter voices were an AM radio show and a new cable start up. Media were much more affective in shaping perception into reality. Thats how a politician who railed against a legislative agenda turns around and has the gall to take credit for its success......and gets away with it.

Posted by Anonforthis
Member since Apr 2026
26 posts
Posted on 7/27/26 at 5:53 am to
The Republican Congress and Newt had Bill on a string. Bill didn’t have core beliefs concerning government, he just wanted to be liked.

Three retired politicians or cabinet officials have stated that Newt was pressing Bill hard to can social security and move to some kind of 401k program (details were not provided). In fact they had a final meeting in the Oval Office and agreed upon the structure of the system and how they would sell it to the people.

48 hours later the Drudge Report posted their story and the plan died on the vine.
Posted by jp4lsu
Member since Sep 2016
7075 posts
Posted on 7/27/26 at 6:49 am to
Lewinsky happened after the election correct? I'm trying to remember the timeline.
Also, Billy only got elected in 1992 because of Perot entering the race. That split the GOP vote because Perot was wanting to get spending under control.
Bill was likable guy in public, Hillary, not many liked and her Hillarycare was a bomb.
Bill was re-elected because he listened to Newt Gingrich and did welfare reform, got spending down, etc. Reagan and Clinton in their 1st terms had opposition running congress and they actually did some good stuff. This will never happen today.
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