Former President Bill Clinton once was a sought-after closer on the campaign trail – a Democrat who could draw a massive crowd and energize the base for a candidate in a tough race.
But heading into next week’s midterm elections, something has changed: Democrats apparently are no longer asking the former president to campaign with them.
The New York Times drew attention to this in a Friday story headlined, “No one wants to campaign with Bill Clinton anymore.”
The paper noted Clinton’s absence on the campaign trail comes amid the #MeToo movement – and renewed scrutiny on his sexual indiscretions as president – as well as the rise of the liberal wing of the Democratic Party.
“I’m not sure that with all the issues he has, he could really be that helpful to the candidates,” Tamika Mallory, an organizer of the Women’s March, told the Times. “It would do the Democratic Party well to have Bill Clinton focus on his humanitarian efforts.”- READ MORE