So we're hearing that Bill Clinton is one of the most popular politicians around.
One of the most popular politicians in the country right now isn’t even running in this election year. Former President Bill Clinton had by far the highest positive rating when Americans were asked in a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll to rate their feelings on political figures.
Fully 55% of respondents had positive feelings about Clinton, compared with 23% with negative feelings. That’s up from a low in March 2001, just after he left office, of 34% positive and 52% negative.
And since he is so much more popular than Obama, Clinton has taken to the campaign trail in his place, recently stumping for Barney Frank.
TAUNTON, Mass. — A newcomer, Republican Sean Bielat, is waging a strong campaign against Rep. Barney Frank. Frank is taking the challenge seriously enough that he brought former President Clinton in.
In a roundabout way, Clinton acknowledged that Frank has a tougher race this year than he’s had in a long time. Clinton told the crowd in the Taunton High School gym Sunday that if Republicans succeed in making the election about how Americans feel about the economy, Democrats are in trouble.
Bill Clinton is the first ex-president to my knowledge who has ever gone out on the campaign trail like this. With Obama and Clinton both, partisan politics trumps all. A politician not a statesman.
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