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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social

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

sep 4, 2025, 9:19 pm • 35 1

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social

(i go with the title of a book on Clinton: "a fabulous failure")

sep 4, 2025, 9:26 pm • 15 1 • view
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Nobody 56 Special @mrbuick.bsky.social

sep 4, 2025, 9:28 pm • 0 0 • view
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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social

this would probably also work for a retrospective look on PM starmer

sep 4, 2025, 9:28 pm • 5 0 • view
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Pete Manzo @pmanzo.bsky.social

A Brilliant Mistake (apologies to Elvis Costello)

sep 4, 2025, 9:32 pm • 1 0 • view
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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social

something something ross perot

sep 4, 2025, 9:27 pm • 0 0 • view
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accidentalflyer 🇨🇦🇹🇼🇺🇦 @accidentalflyer.bsky.social

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.

sep 4, 2025, 9:30 pm • 0 0 • view
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Puchainus McBussy @namitomoon.bsky.social

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.

sep 4, 2025, 9:20 pm • 19 1 • view