How Bill Clinton's Political Legacy is Causing Problems for Hillary Clinton
From free trade to incarceration, the presidential candidate must face the former president's record, not always to her benefit.
Former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton attend the Oscar de la Renta: American Icon reception at the William J. Clinton Presidential Center on July 08, 2013 in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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With Bill Clinton's approval rating surpassing both his wife's and the current president's, he would seem like an ideal surrogate for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.
He also, however, comes with political baggage in the form of a concrete political record from his eight years in the White House. He governed as a moderate, after all, supporting or enacting policies that liberal Democrats often now deride. That creates difficulties for Hillary Clinton, as she seeks support from the well organized and vocal left wing of the party.