Former President Clinton hurt Gore, Kerry in N. Panhandle; how will he affect Hillary’s campaign?
Former President Bill Clinton is West Virginia today to rally support for his wife’s campaign. He will make stops in Parkersburg, Beckley and the Kanawha County town of Chesapeake. Clinton won West Virginia in the 1992 and 1996 general elections.
But in 2000, his administration’s policies regarding the steel industry played a significant role Al Gore losing West Virginia to then-candidate George Bush.
In the Northern Panhandle, Gore paid the price at the polls for Clinton’s decision not to impose tariffs on foreign companies that were dumping steel on the American market at below-market prices.
Keri Brown examined how President Clinton could affect the Democratic primary in the Northern Panhandle, and filed this report…Click here for audio.
May 13, 2008 at 2:36 pm
Although I don’t agree with everything Clinton did,
overall, he gave the middle class unprecedented prosperity.
He also saved lives by ending military skirmishes quickly
and intelligently.
He was an excellent president.