They began pushing HillaryCare instead of the things the DLC wanted that was part of the Clinton platform.
The public was turned off and it turned into a rout for congressional Democrats.
Twenty years later, they learned nothing and forgot everything.
Welfare reform was forced on Clinton by Newt and the 94 congress. There was no support for that from Clinton beforehand. Maybe the DLC gave it lip service, but the DLC was never any kind of force.