i mean, it won the party 1992 and 1996. whether it was *good* for the country as a whole or for labour rights is another question entirely
i mean, it won the party 1992 and 1996. whether it was *good* for the country as a whole or for labour rights is another question entirely
(i go with the title of a book on Clinton: "a fabulous failure")
this would probably also work for a retrospective look on PM starmer
A Brilliant Mistake (apologies to Elvis Costello)
something something ross perot
Could have won 2000 if not for the sex scandal. Polls showed Al Gore paid enough price for Clinton's sex scandal (guilty by association) to the point that Florida mattered.
Clintoism was a unique phenomenon of its time. A product of the victory of capitalism in 1992 and the huge "you had to be there" vibe of optimism.