That's why they are out .. they know they F'd up .. and they know the public knows the F'd up
Last poll I saw .. 65% think Clinton F'd up
Plus there is this
http://www.latimes.com/news/columnists/la-na-outlook12apr12,1,4224472.column
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That widespread belief has two major implications for the 2004 campaign. First, it means that based on the information available so far, most Americans recoil from efforts to blame Bush for the attacks. One leading Democratic interest group recently asked a focus group in Florida to respond to a potential television ad accusing Bush of negligence in failing to stop the attacks. The result was volcanic — against the ad.
"They were so angry I thought they were going to turn the tables over," said a Democratic operative who watched the session. "It was a very polarizing ad, and it pushed people who were on the fence decidedly away from us."