I happen to be a Bill Clinton fan.
I know some of his programs haven’t aged well, including DADT and maybe NAFTA and incarceration program and welfare reform.
But overall I think he was a President who cared about America and the little guy. And in his post-Presidential career, he has done the Clinton Foundation and spoken powerfully at the 2012 Democratic Convention in support of Obama.
So overall I am pretty happy with Clinton.
As far as his personal life, I have considered him a bit of an adulterer which is not great, but I understand that no one is perfect. Generally I never considered him a rapist.
Anyways now Trump is reacting to the accusations against him by attacking Bill.
And Hillary and the Clinton team really cant say anything to defend Bill.
At this point, it would be a key strategic error for Hillary and her team to defend Bill. Because once you start defending Bill, then Trump can shift the conversation in that direction. Instead, the Clintons have to ignore those attacks simply by pointing out that Hillary is running for President and not Bill.
And Bill has been a good sport about it and accepted seeing his reputation dragged through the mud without saying a word. Its a little sad though to see a man who is prevented from defending himself.