I see in this race the shadow of Karl Rove.
Mostly in the campaign of Mitt Romney.
To a lesser extent in the campaign of Rick Perry.
Both use “plausible deniability” while their minions slime and smear.
So yes.
CLINTON IS THE ONE WHO SHUT THE GOVT. DOWN IN THE 90’S:
http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19951116&slug=2152925
“Both of us (he and Dole) got on that airplane expecting to spend several hours talking about the budget and how do we avoid the shutdown.”