{"id":2328502,"date":"2024-08-21T14:52:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T18:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-overlook-the-clintons-problematic-past-at-dnc-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-21T14:55:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T18:55:53","slug":"democrats-overlook-the-clintons-problematic-past-at-dnc-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-overlook-the-clintons-problematic-past-at-dnc-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats overlook the Clintons&#8217; &#8216;problematic&#8217; past at DNC &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-overlook-the-clintons-problematic-past-at-dnc-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2328502&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, the Clintons are stepping back into the spotlight despite their\u200d controversial pasts. \u2062Hillary Clinton delivered an emotional\u200c speech, expressing hope\u2063 for\u200d Vice President\u2062 Kamala Harris to \u2064achieve the milestones she could \u2064not during\u2062 her campaign. Bill Clinton is also set\u200c to\u200b speak, which has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-force-one-joins-california-airshow-with-former-president-expressing-hopes-for-state\/\" title=\"&#039;Trump Force One&#039; joins California airshow, as ex-president expresses optimism for the state.\">sparked mixed \u2064reactions<\/a> \u2062within the party. While some Democrats worry about potential divisions, \u2062others, like Justin\u2064 Pearson and Angela Alsobrooks, argue that \u2064having experienced leaders alongside newer figures \u2063is essential for the party&#8217;s growth and unity.<\/p>\n<p>The convention also serves as a platform for \u200bshowcasing the party&#8217;s agenda and advancing its narrative amidst ongoing \u2063protests related to international conflicts. Harris&#8217;s rising popularity is linked to \u2064the desire\u2064 for a \u200cunified message that contrasts with the\u200d divisive politics of the previous administration. As the party grapples \u200bwith its history, delegates emphasize\u2062 the need to focus\u2062 on the\u200d positive contributions of\u200c the Clintons\u200c rather than their \u200bpast missteps,\u2064 aiming to connect both older and younger party members for a more cohesive future. The discussions reflect\u2063 an\u2064 effort to \u200bbalance tradition with progress, leveraging the experience of earlier Democratic leaders while fostering new energy within the party.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democrats overlook the Clintons&rsquo; &lsquo;problematic&rsquo; past at Chicago convention<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1734028\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>CHICAGO &mdash;<\/strong>&nbsp;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Obamas<\/a> are not the only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic<\/a> power couple being spotlighted at the 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic National Convention<\/a> in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the Clintons&rsquo; complicated political and personal histories, the pair are refinding their footing and stepping up as Democratic Party elders.<\/p>\n<p>Eight years after ex-Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hillary-clinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hillary Clinton<\/a>&lsquo;s surprise loss to former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>, she delivered an impassioned convention speech on Monday predicting that Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> would be the woman who shatters the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hillary-clinton-rallies-support-for-harris-at-dnc-with-tales-of-trump-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Hillary Clinton rallies support for Harris at DNC with tales of Trump - Washington Examiner\">proverbial glass ceiling<\/a> that she could not. Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-clinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Bill Clinton<\/a>, whose administration was marred by the Monica <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/monica-lewinsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Lewinsky scandal<\/a> before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/metoo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Me Too movement<\/a> of 2017, will have a prime-time speaking spot on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Party officials and lawmakers defended the decision to showcase them during this week&rsquo;s convention despite mixed emotions from Democrats and staunch criticism from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republicans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Justin Pearson, who rose to national prominence in 2023 after being expelled from and later reinstated to the Tennessee state legislature over his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>anti-gun violence<\/a> protests, welcomed the Clintons&rsquo; presence in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The momentum that&rsquo;s being built in the Democratic Party right now can&rsquo;t be stopped,&rdquo; Pearson told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> Wednesday outside state delegation breakfasts at a downtown hotel. &ldquo;I also believe that we have to have the wisdom of the elders and young people&rsquo;s energy. I think we need to have a combination of folks who have helped to build this party over time, and also people who are rising and growing and learning now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s going to be an intergenerational, multicultural, multiethnic movement of people, of leaders who have been around for a while and leaders who have not,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s going to get us to build the nation that we need. And so, that&rsquo;s what I think [Harris is] doing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Angela Alsobrooks, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maryland and a close ally of Harris, similarly disputed the idea that the Clintons&rsquo; presence could exacerbate rifts among Democrats as protests over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel<\/a>&ndash;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hamas<\/a> war in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\">Gaza<\/a> disrupt convention proceedings all week.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our party is unified. We are unified around an agenda, and that agenda for our country is one where we are preserving our freedoms and building an economy for every family, and we are working together, all of us, to that end,&rdquo; Alsobrooks said in an interview after her appearance at the Virginia delegation breakfast. &ldquo;We need every single member of our party to be working on behalf of our country, and that&rsquo;s what we&rsquo;re doing right now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Alsobrooks argued that Harris&rsquo;s appeal and energy are not only &ldquo;resonating&rdquo; with Democrats but also &ldquo;a number of independents and some Republicans&rdquo; who are &ldquo;ready to turn the page away from the division and the anger and the hatred that we&rsquo;ve seen from this other party, led by Donald Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>With Harris&rsquo;s catch-cry quickly becoming &ldquo;We&rsquo;re not going back,&rdquo; Kevin Tolbert, the Democratic Party chairman for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Michigan<\/a>&lsquo;s 12th Congressional District, asserted that his party should not debate the &ldquo;issues&rdquo; the Clintons &ldquo;got wrong or anything else&rdquo; and instead underscore the &ldquo;things&rdquo; they &ldquo;got right.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Among the criticisms of Hillary Clinton was her decision not to visit Wisconsin, one of three blue wall states that handed the 2016 election to Trump. Harris underscored that her party would not make the same mistake on Tuesday when she left the convention to rally in Milwaukee.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re all human. I&rsquo;m trying to find somebody that gets everything right, and nobody does,&rdquo; Tolbert told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> on Tuesday after the<em> <\/em>Michigan delegation breakfast. &ldquo;For the people who grew up watching Bill Clinton play the saxophone on the Arsenio Show, they&rsquo;re thrilled to see Bill Clinton again. For maybe the younger people, they don&rsquo;t know the good that Bill Clinton has done. They don&rsquo;t know what Hillary has done. So, it&rsquo;s our job to point that out and say, &lsquo;This is the good they did, this is how we can build upon it, and learn from it.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Michigan delegate Nicole Wells Stallworth, 47, admitted she cried during Hillary Clinton&rsquo;s address on Monday, though the most notable moment of the former secretary&rsquo;s speech was her response to chants of &ldquo;Lock him up!&rdquo; Clinton smiled amid the chants, a play on the &ldquo;Lock her up!&rdquo; shouts that Trump encouraged during the 2016 election.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All the things that she talked about in her 2016 campaign ended up becoming our reality in 2016 when, you know, 45 was elected,&rdquo; Stallworth, a Farmington Hills sexual and reproductive healthcare advocate,&nbsp;told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;So [Monday] night was almost like a full circle moment. She came across as someone who was very gracious in passing the torch to Kamala.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The ties between Harris and the Clintons run deeper than just the convention. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carson-points-out-that-every-democratic-plan-has-backfired-in-trumps-favor-as-seen-in-the-bible-2\/\" title=\"Carson points out that every Democratic plan has backfired in Trump&#039;s favor, as seen in the Bible\">vice president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s chief of staff, Lorraine Voles, was a communications aide for Hillary Clinton&rsquo;s 2016 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a> campaign, and her stable of senior advisers has included a number of Clinton world alums during the past four years, such as former chief of staff Tina Flournoy and one-time communications director Jamal Simmons.<\/p>\n<p>CNN&rsquo;s S.E. Cupp made headlines on Monday for criticizing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-national-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic National Committee<\/a> and the convention&rsquo;s organizing committee for incorporating Bill Clinton on their speaker list, claiming that his past controversies could stop the momentum Harris has generated since being promoted on the party&rsquo;s ticket last month. The former president&rsquo;s Wednesday night speech will be his 12th consecutive address to a Democratic convention, and in 1996, the last time the convention was held in Chicago, Clinton accepted the nomination for reelection.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For a Democratic Party looking to the future, this man has not been president for more than two decades, and when he was he did things that Democrats would now revile,&rdquo; Cupp said this week, specifically highlighting his affair with former White House intern Lewinsky and sexual misconduct allegations dating back to his days as governor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Arkansas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Arkansas<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But it&rsquo;s worse than that. It&rsquo;s worse. Bill Clinton&rsquo;s problematic,&rdquo; she added. &ldquo;Listen, Democrats: You can quit Bill Clinton. That&rsquo;s allowed. You&rsquo;re allowed to quit him. Isn&rsquo;t it time to leave him behind?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1734028\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1734028\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats are choosing to overlook the Clintons&#8217; controversial past at the Chicago convention. While the Obamas are also in the spotlight, Bill and Hillary Clinton are reestablishing their roles as senior figures within the Democratic Party. Hillary Clinton, who faced a surprising defeat against Donald Trump eight years ago, gave an emotional speech at the convention on Monday, expressing her belief that Vice President Kamala Harris will be the one to break through barriers that she could not. Bill Clinton is scheduled to speak during prime time on Wednesday, despite his administration&#8217;s history with scandals like Monica Lewinsky&#8217;s affair and subsequent criticisms from both Democrats and Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>Justin Pearson, a prominent figure after being expelled and reinstated in Tennessee for anti-gun violence protests, welcomed their participation. He emphasized that combining experienced leaders with younger voices is essential for building momentum within the party. Angela Alsobrooks, a Maryland Senate candidate and ally of Harris, echoed this sentiment by asserting that unity exists within their agenda despite ongoing protests related to international conflicts.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Tolbert from Michigan urged party members to focus on what the Clintons contributed positively rather than dwelling on past mistakes. He noted how different generations perceive Bill Clinton differently\u2014some fondly remember his saxophone performance while others may not be aware of his achievements.<\/p>\n<p>During her speech, Hillary responded gracefully to chants of &#8220;Lock him up!&#8221;\u2014a nod to Trump&#8217;s 2016 campaign rhetoric\u2014and many attendees felt it was a moment of closure as she symbolically passed leadership to Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>The connections between Harris and the Clintons extend beyond this event; several key staff members have ties back to Hillary\u2019s 2016 campaign. However, CNN commentator S.E. Cupp criticized including Bill Clinton in this year&#8217;s lineup due to his controversial history which could overshadow Harris&#8217;s recent rise in popularity since joining Biden\u2019s ticket last month.<\/p>\n<p>Cupp argued that it might be time for Democrats to move away from Bill Clinton given his problematic legacy over two decades ago when he was president\u2014a sentiment shared by some who believe it&#8217;s necessary for progress moving forward<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2887,"featured_media":2328503,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Hillary-Clinton_DNC_Chicago_l1u221.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[27249,6733,3685,7705,5894],"class_list":["post-2328502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-clintons","tag-controversy","tag-democrats","tag-dnc","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Hillary-Clinton_DNC_Chicago_l1u221.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2328502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2887"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2328502"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2328502\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2328503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2328502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2328502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2328502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}