Former President Bill Clinton privately criticized his wife Hillary’s failed 2016 presidential campaign, complaining to a friend that he couldn’t “sell p—y on a troop train,” according to a new book.
The 42nd president’s complaint specifically targeted the Hillary Clinton campaign’s heavy use of identity politics, attempting to paint Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) policies as sexist and racist in op-eds written by groups defense, as the former Secretary of State fought the socialist legislator for the Democratic presidential nomination.
“To the extent that the campaign tactic moved the needle, it probably pushed moderate voters to pay only marginal campaign attention to Sanders, who was talking like a normal person as Clinton began to rise to what her ally James Carville would later be called, ‘staff room chat,’” writes journalist Ryan Grim in “The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution,” which was published last week.
“Former President Bill Clinton, surveying the landscape and clumsy efforts at identity politics, appeared disconsolate, lamenting to an old friend in the fall of 2016 that Hillary’s campaign ‘couldn’t sell p—y on a troop train,’” Grim writes. .
Hillary Clinton, who beat Sanders in the Democratic primary but lost to Donald Trump in the general election, acknowledged that she did not run a “perfect campaign,” but also attributed her defeat to misogyny, Russian interference and the FBI investigation. of her use of a private email server while running the State Department.
The 42nd president’s complaint specifically targeted the Hillary Clinton campaign’s heavy use of identity politics, attempting to paint Sen. Bernie Sanders’ policies as sexist and racist in op-eds written by advocacy groups. fake images
“I was on my way to winning until a combination of [former FBI Director] Jim Comey’s letter of October 28 and Russian WikiLeaks raised doubts in the minds of people who were inclined to vote for me but were scared away,” Clinton told CNN in May 2017.
“If the election were on October 27, I would be your president,” Clinton added, referring to Comey’s notification to Congress on October 28, 2016 that the office was investigating newly discovered emails three months after the FBI concluded that Clinton had been “Extremely careless”, but recommended that no charges be brought against her over the server scandal.
When asked by Christiane Amanpour in the same interview if she believed she was a victim of misogyny, Clinton responded: “Yes, I think it played a role… [misogyny] “It is a big part of the political, social and economic landscape.”
Clinton, who lost to Donald Trump in the general election, said she did not run a “perfect campaign” but attributed her loss to misogyny, Russian interference and the FBI investigation into her use of a private email server. Newsday via Getty Images
Clinton is now reportedly helping President Biden with his 2024 re-election campaign, hosting a fundraiser for the incumbent at his Washington, D.C. home last month, according to NBC News.
His role in Biden’s campaign is expected to grow in the new year, the outlet reports.
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