Like Gore, they were all chosen for their slavish loyalty and limited ability to calculate two and two. Clinton didn't want anybody outshining him. Nor did he want anybody who might have the guts to challenge his corruption.
Consequently, none of these inferiors were capable of running a capable campaign on their own. And Clinton wasn't about to back a bunch of midgets.
He used 'em. Now, he's losin' 'em...
I agree,but don't think you understand how big that field is. I heard two local businessmen talking about how they voted in the Dim primary yesterday,and both said they voted for candidates they didn't even know,"just because I like the name." One of them even had the gall to try to tell me that Goober "is a VERY smart man. He graduated from Yale!" He didn't like me telling him the hard lumps in my cats litter box were smarter than Goober,and would have graduated knowing more.
BTW,this guy also started a rant about how "smart Hillary is. She graduated from Yale too,and was at the top of her class." He plans on voting for her if/when she runs for president,and was again unhappy when I told him this was all a lie,and Yale didn't have grade standings. None of this is going to keep him from voting for whatever Dim runs though,including Hillary.