Should the Democratic Party distance itself from Hillary Clinton?

[dw93]

Yes. They served their role just fine in the 90's when the Democrats had to move to the center to win. But the 90's are over. The senior citizen Democratic GI's are dead and baby boomers are pretty set in their conservative leanings. The next generation of Democrats are much more responsive to folks like Obama and to a stronger degree Bernie Sanders.

She lost to a man who had a 60% unfavorability rating on the day of the election itself. She's done her service as a First Lady, senator, and Secretary of State. It's over.

[dw93]

Yes. They served their role just fine in the 90's when the Democrats had to move to the center to win.

Did they? Judging by the 1994 results, Bill's lack of legislative accomplishment, and the fact that they made George W. Bush seem like a fresh alternative, I wouldn't say they were the best choice for Democrats in the 1990s. In fact, their sleaze was disastrous for Democrats during that whole period and made rebuilding impossible until they were put on the shelf for a while. For example, in 1996 all the polls were showing Democrats were easily going to retake the House - then the Chinese fundraising scandal came out.

Bill was still less damaging for the Democratic party down ticket than Obama was.