Bill can't win it for Hillary

Boston Globe ^ | Dec. 13, 2007 | By Joan Vennochi

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VOTERS WILL never elect Bill Clinton's wife as president of the United States. They may yet elect Hillary Clinton - if she makes the case.

It's tempting to believe Bill Clinton is the one super surrogate who can make the difference in his wife's presidential campaign. A new CBS/New York Times national poll indicated that 44 percent of Democratic primary voters said they were more likely to vote for Hillary Clinton because of her husband. Only 1 percent said they were more likely to vote for Barack Obama because of his celebrity backer, Oprah Winfrey.

But people don't always tell pollsters the truth. And they answer only the questions asked of them.

What if they were asked whether the former president once associated with the lyrics "Don't stop thinking about tomorrow" now reminds them of the past?

What if they were asked whether Bill Clinton's presence on the campaign trail causes them to think of Hillary Clinton more as a wife and former first lady than a candidate with personal accomplishments of her own?

And what if they were asked about comments made by a husband that periodically create controversy for his wife, the candidate? Might they label them subconscious sabotage?

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What I can’t wrap my mind around is 4 years of Bill in the White House.

Too much debauchery for even me. Go Tigers.