I don't understand why the MSM is focused on Clinton on the campaign trail

[LostInAnomie]

Their confusion doesn't make sense to me. Clinton is a popular ex-president who is very effective at raising funds and motivating Democrats. It make perfect sense for Democratic candidates to want him to come and speak on their behalf.

The MSM on the other hand doesn't understand why he continues to be involved in politics and think it is time for him to get off the trail.

I personally think they are in attack mode because there isn't a Republican parallel in recent history. Bush 41 left office as an unpopular president. Reagen had Alzheimer's. Ford was not popular. Nixon left office in disgrace. The same thing will probably apply to Bush*. There simply hasn't been a Republican ex-president in the recent past that could go on the campaign trail and help.

[spag68]

1. MSM on Clinton

I don't care why they are focused on Big Bill, it's good for us. He is the best political speaker of this generation, and the more people see him, the more they will remember the "good old days".

[dkofos]

3. Yeah, the good old days

That's how I remember the Clinton administration.

[Mr_Spock]

5. That's my opinion as well

Some will hedge here and there to seem "fair", but overall they are covering his actions and only good can come from this.

[Vincardog]

2. IT is because when they are dissing Clenus they are not reporting

on any aspect of the ongoing criminal activity of the BFEE.

[EST]

4. Clinton is a rock star who sings a song we all, even the clowns,

in their selves, below the noise, identify with.
The clowns hate him, with a visceral passion, and have spent fifteen years bashing him. The corporate warm stream media are demonstrably clown cheer leaders and they do their jobs.

[fooj]

6. Perhaps they should apply the same logic to BAKER?

He pops up every time they need to lie, cheat or steal.

[rodeodance]

7. maybe they are starving for a bit of sanity?

[texastoast]

8. He's such a great departure from shrubito

Bill is eloquent AND has the intelligence to go with it. And, gosh, he's still a hottie.

Bush is an idiot who can't keep two coins to rub together and certainly can't string more than two syllables together.

[warrens]

9. He is the answer to the Smirking Moron

It makes an easy war story. There's so much more going on, but certainly the fundraising in the last weeks is a big deal, and wheeling out the Big Dog in key districts, as well as Obama and others, is suddenly piling the money in.

[MadMaddie]

10. Rovian tactic....by covering Clinton they think that they

can rally the base against him and the Dems again...I think it will backfire on them....

[gademocrat7]

11. It is great to hear President Clinton speak.

He communicates in an articulate and intelligent manner.

[butterfly77]

12. They want to portray the dems as weak and...

they want to make it look like we need Clinton to tell us that bush is f--king up everything, although some do. The main thing they are trying to do is to remind repubs that they are suppose to hate Clinton and love bush.

[OzarkDem]

13. He reminds voters of how good the US used to be, and can be again

before Bush's disastrous administration.