“[But with Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton topping the ticket, Democrats won four Southern states in 1992 and again in 1996.] Bill Clinton learned the lesson that Democrats of the 1980s chose to ignore, ... If you're going to be competitive in the South . . . you cannot let Republicans brand 'liberal' on you and have it stick.”
“This is something new, at least from the recent past. There will be some pushing and shoving to see who gets to the head of the cue to get that money.”
“Did he have his eye turned toward history? Perhaps, ... Perhaps he did not want to continue to be either the only or one of a handful of poster boys for unreconstructed Southerners. Maybe he didn't want to have that as his legacy.”
“Did he have his eye turned toward history? Perhaps. Perhaps he did not want to continue to be either the only or one of a handful of poster boys for unreconstructed Southerners. Maybe he didn't want to have that as his legacy.”
