Is Bill helping?

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Bill Clinton again wagging finger, raising eyebrows
Fri Jan 25, 2008 2:34pm

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina (Reuters) - The resurgence of the old Bill Clinton, flushing with anger and wagging his finger as he fights for his wife's presidential bid, has cast a shadow over her campaign and could mar his new image as a global statesman.

On Friday, Hillary Clinton herself said her husband had told her he may have gone too far. "He said several times yesterday that maybe he got a little bit carried away," she told CBS's "Early Show."

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/28/u...en=79a4160be45da25d&ei=5099&partner=TOPIXNEWS

Clinton’s Camp Seeks Gentler Role for Ex-President

By PATRICK HEALY
Published: January 28, 2008

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Democrats inside and outside the Clinton campaign on Sunday debated and in some cases bemoaned the degree to which former President Bill Clinton’s criticism of Senator Barack Obama last week had inflicted lasting damage on his wife’s presidential candidacy.

I think his harsh style hurt Senator Clinton — it polarized the campaign and polarized the electorate, and it also made it harder for Senator Clinton’s positive message to break through,” said Celinda Lake, a Democratic strategist and pollster who is not affiliated with any of the candidates.

 

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/03/fewer-want-bill-clinton-back-in-the-white-house/

February 3, 2008, 3:32 pm

Fewer Want Bill Clinton Back in the White House
By Katharine Q. Seelye

The negative coverage of Bill Clinton over the past couple of weeks seems to have hurt his standing with the public. A new survey finds that fewer voters these days like the idea of the former president being back in the White House.