Former U.S. President and U.N. special envoy to Haiti Bill Clinton speaks to guests while he makes an announcement during a meeting with Haiti's Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive in Port-au-Prince June 17, 2010. REUTERS/Stringer
Posted on 06/20/2010 8:32:02 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bill "The Comeback Kid" Clinton is trying to help fellow Democrats rebound from poor public opinion ratings and retain control of the U.S. Congress in November 2 elections.
The former president helped Senator Blanche Lincoln overcome anti-incumbent fervor and win a bruising Democratic primary in their home state of Arkansas on June 8.
Last month, Clinton provided a hand in snuffing out Republican hopes of picking up a seat in the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania by stumping for Mark Critz, the Democrat who went on to win the race.
"A lot of people still like Bill Clinton, particularly Democrats," said Quinnipiac University pollster Peter Brown. "They remember the Clinton years as prosperous and relatively peaceful."
A Democratic Party aide said scores of House and Senate candidates have requested help from Clinton, who left office in 2001 with the U.S. enjoying record budget surpluses that have since become record deficits.
Clinton campaigned this month for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid as he fights for political survival in Nevada, and has helped Senate Democratic candidates in Florida and New York.
"We're going to take as much of Bill Clinton as we can get," said Senator Robert Menendez, the Senate Democratic campaign chairman. "No one can deliver a message better."
While Clinton may give Democrats a boost, analysts say they do not expect him to end voter ire about the ailing economy and immunize his party against anticipated Election Day loses.
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Former U.S. President and U.N. special envoy to Haiti Bill Clinton speaks to guests while he makes an announcement during a meeting with Haiti's Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive in Port-au-Prince June 17, 2010. REUTERS/Stringer
Bill Clinton’s aim has not always been that good
Break out that 1994 playbook Bill! PLEASE!!!
Break out that 1994 playbook Bill! PLEASE!!!
This we have to see. I think there is a kernel of caution in this story. I fear our side is too cocky and sure of itself and we ought to be running as if we are losing and need to fight back to get to the top.
Bill, the come—— kid.
The Iceman Cometh
He’s sort of a Bizarro World hero for the Left.
Does he tell those Dems that lose their elections “put some ice on it”?
Please....someone treat that POS to another Big Mac.
Well, these Democrats are not the ones that he use to know! Too bad he does not understand that - actually he looks really good compared to today’s lot!
Even more Democrat BS. Remember this was a budget surplus for the coming year. To get the "surplus" for the coming year the Dems cooked the books, counting Medicare and SS taxes as surplus themselves and then projecting an outrageous amount of other tax revenue, including income taxes, to be collected in the coming year. Those tax revenues never had a chance of being what they claimed and no surplus ever materialized. They PROJECTED a surplus and then claimed victory as if it really happened. The surplus never happened yet they still perpetuate the lie that it did!
There was no Clinton budget surplus, period!!
The former president helped Senator Blanche Lincoln overcome anti-incumbent fervor and win a bruising Democratic primary
Bwhahahahah! Well, that’s something worth crowing about! /S
There’s a huge difference between winning a Dem primary (Lincoln) or a heavily Democratic Congressional District seat (Critz)and winning a general election. Clinton hasn’t really done anything significant yet.
Wow! Another Clinton success! Has anyone been to Haiti lately? I'll bet it is a paradise!
What did we expect the Democrats to do?
It’s not like they can have Obama help them win.
Better a lying, impeached, rapist ex-President than the current occupant of the White House.
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