Bill Clinton and the Elites

As the 42nd president of the United States, Bill Clinton wielded the constitutional and informal powerr of the presidency. However, to understand how he obtained that power, and how and in whose interests he exercised it, we must however look farther back in his life. The presidency is not only a source of power, it is a prize of power, and one must already have a great deal of power to be elected to it.

While the final choice of a president is more or less by popular vote (as filtered through the constitutional archaism of the Electoral College), for most of its history, American politics has been shaped by a two-party system. Thus, in nearly all cases, only two individuals have any serious prospect of being elected. At one time, the party choice was made in the proverbial smoke-filled rooms. The primary system has changed that, but it still requires vast resources and a network of connections to win a major-party nomination. A strong argument can be made that elite groups still operate as effective gatekeepers. The rise of Bill Clinton offers one test of that argume

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