BOSTON (WHDH) - I don’t know about you, but when I see Bill Clinton I think of Elvis Presley.
Tonight,the former president tried to ease the suspicious minds of Bernie Sanders’ supporters and make them feel burning love for Hillary Clinton.
It was a complicated challenge: Improving the public perception of his wife, who is–in a word–unliked, while he’s liked much more. Recounting how they met in college, he was charming. He credited her with inspiring his interest in public service. He made her sound committed, and tireless, while making himself sound like the second banana in their marriage.
He called her the best mother in the world, his best friend, a change-maker. But Bill Clinton has lost some of his Elvis: This wasn’t his best speech; and I don’t know if it will change a single vote.
If Hillary Clinton wins, then Bill will also be moving back into the White House. So both are applying for jobs.
In 1992, when he was a candidate, he told voters they’d “get two for the price of one” if he were elected. In 2016, that will be true again, if she is.
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