Reelecting President Clinton
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Reelecting President Clinton is the goal, and while it is a goal that is still more than a year away, it is time to consider the reasons why the American electorate should vote for Clinton and to begin informing that electorate of these reasons. This will be a difficult task given first that the administration has done a very poor job of informing the public to date of its own accomplishments, and second given that all the media and political attention at the present time is on the Republicans. However, in recent weeks Clinton has gained the high ground because of certain unfortunate circumstances, notably the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City. The problem is that this boost could be dissipated with one or two mistakes between now and election day. Consider first why Clinton was elected the last time to see if any of the same circumstances pertain. In fact, few do. The election of Bill Clinton in 1992 has to be seen as a referendum on the incumbent more than an endorsement of Clinton. George Bush had some of the same advantages in 1992 as Clinton may believe he has today, and clearly the outcome of the election shows that a degree of popularity in a national crisis is not sufficient to assure victory at the polls. At the same time, some of Bush's liabilities are also Clinton's liabilities, and these need to be addressed as soon as possible. Bush was popular because of the Gulf War and the success of that endeavor in a relatively short period of time
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a degree, and have used rhetoric that has set them up as the instruments of change. Clinton has been left behind on this issue as well.
The third thing Clinton promised was to do something about welfare, but instead of addressing this issue, he concentrated on health care. Now, he has lost health care, and the welfare debate as well has shifted to the Republicans. However, it is not clear that what Clinton needs is a specific issue. What is clear is that clinton needs to change his image in a real way. If the people see that he is changing his image to appeal for votes, they will vote for someone else. Clinton has already been portrayed as someone who does not or cannot deliver on his promises, and assuming a persona is not the way to overcome this perception.
There is one other aspect to Clinton's character and presidency that is important, and that is the perception that he already reshapes himself for every audience. Clinton is seen as someone who wants to be liked. The last president who seemed so dedicated to being liked was Jimmy Carter, and he was a one-term president. It has been pointed out by numerous commentators that Clinton's problem is that no one fears him, which makes it nearly impossible for him to ke
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Approximate Word count = 1703
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page)
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