Re: Air your beefs about Bill Clinton
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3. Failure to pass health care reform
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Clinton made some mistakes, bringing his own people in from out side to formulate policy alienated some democrats.
Trying to form a broad consensus when it was clear elements of his own party would not compromise.
Taking too long to bring a bill before congress allowing his opponents to mount a media campaign and influence public opinion.
Trying to build a coalition with the Republics when Newt Gingrich was threatening people’s careers within the Republican Party if they compromised.
but overall given the hostility from the medical industry and the neo conservatives who where coming to power within the Republican party I don’t think any kind of meaning full reform could have been passed by anyone.
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