[edpc]

He's not Clinton and he's not Carter.

Sure, there are similarities, but Obama is much WORSE than the two combined.

[hflynn]

Disagree. Obama needs a Ross Perot or he will be toast in 2012.

[whereasandsoforth]

History is still history and Bill Clinton was still elected twice with less than 50% of the vote. Any article about Bill Clinton’s good fortune that does not mention Ross Perot is meaningless and silly or just plain dishonest. Bill Clinton DID NOT win reelection in 1996 because of 1994.

Bill Clinton won reelection in 1996 the same way he won the election in 1992: Collusion with Ross Perot.

[Le Chien Rouge]

Bill Clinton is VERY lucky that the cold war ended before he took office.

1996 would not have been as kind to him had a Soviet threat still been present and after Clinton gutted the military from 1993-1996.

[uncbob]

For all of his faults, Bill Clinton was a true politician that knew which way the wind blew and acted accordingly.

BS Running against a cipher opponent and as an incumbent and with peace and a booming economy he could get 50% in 96