Clinton: helped or hurt party? [View All]

[Deaniac20]

This topic is very widely debated. Some believe his centrism hurt in the long run, others feel that he made us a nationally viable entity again. He may have gone right on some issues, but compared to Bush it is like night and day. He was actually a lot more liberal than he appears to be. So what do you believe he did for our party? I think he made us nationally viable again, because he balanced the budget and the only reason Kerry had a chance is because people like Clinton according to approval polls. He also rid the part of th soft on crime image. However, I think he hurt us with NAFTA. That I think is part of the intrapartisan lock that got the GOP congress in 94, and it was another reason people voted for Perot and Nader. The DLC had its use in 1992, becuase then we needed centering, but I think he shoulda dumped it after his election. He did a lot of good for our country, and I think he helped over all, but could have done somethings differently.