If Democrats can’t get Pope Francis to come and campaign with them ahead of this year’s midterm elections, they’re at least already trotting out the next best thing: Bill Clinton.
It may seem like the former president has been weighing Democrats down as of late, with Republicans like Sen. Rand Paul raising the Monica Lewinsky specter in attempts to flip the “War on Women” narrative against Democrats. But, according to a new poll out from The Wall Street Journal and NBC, Bill Clinton has an approval rating as high as the pope’s. Yes, both Clinton and Francis net a 55 percent approval rating.
Clinton is an unparalleled weapon for Democrats running this year. According to the new poll, 37 percent of voters are more likely to vote for a candidate this year if he or she has Clinton’s endorsement. Only 27 percent say the opposite. CONT.
Matt Berman, National Journal