Ever been to White rural America? Ever been to White rural America in 1991 and compared it to White rural America in 2016? I have. I lived in rural Wisconsin from 1989 to 2007, and still have family there.
So much of this country has been left to rot. In 2008 they had W to blame, and saw the 90s with rose-tinted glasses. In 2016 they blamed Obama, and tied Clinton to his regime.
In 2008 all she had was Bill Clinton as association.
In 2016 she already had been Sec of State under Obama and she has been tied to that regime.
More than that, being tied to Bill Clinton was an asset in 2008. It was a liability in 2016.
After eight years of Bush, being tied to Bill Clinton associated you with a stock market boom, low unemployment, and no major wars.
After eight more years of hindsight, being tied to Bill Clinton associated you with NAFTA, RFRA, DOMA, the Crime Bill, welfare "reform," and tacit approval of sexual misconduct.
Let's face it, Bill Clinton's presidency did not age well.
In both 2008 (among Obama's supporters) and in 2016 (among Bernie's supporters), I noticed a tendency to claim that Hillary was blaming W for things that she and Bill were equally complicit in.
