Campaigns & Elections, July 1st, 2005
Bill Clinton came to the White House in 1993 aiming to govern neither from the left nor right. In many ways, he succeeded, pushing through a deficit reduction package that raised taxes on the wealthiest Americans, while signing a welfare reform bill many fellow Democrats considered punitive to poor people.
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Did this governing philosophy transcend and extend beyond Clinton's presidency? Or did it reflect a singularly skilled politician able to navigate the rocky shoals of Washington politics and emerge as the only Democratic president since FDR to win re-election? It i...
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