Bill Clinton criticized Hillary’s 2016 campaign in a new book, expressing frustration with their communication and campaigning strategies.
He allegedly warned the campaign not to neglect swing states, advice that was reportedly disregarded.
“Former president Bill Clinton, surveying the landscape and the ham-handed efforts at identity politics, was bereft, lamenting to a longtime friend in the fall of 2016 that Hillary’s campaign ‘could not sell p—- on a troop train,'” Ryan Grim wrote.
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Despite criticism for her campaign’s shortcomings, Hillary’s popularity with women and the Democratic base has led Democrats to involve her in Biden’s re-election efforts, including fundraising.
“He thought, these eggheads don’t really know politics. They don’t understand persuasion,” journalist Jonathan Allen said.
“He knew there was some power just in showing up,” Allen added.
As the 2024 presidential election approaches, Clinton’s role in Biden’s campaign is expected to expand.
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