Once a husky and handsy hillbilly, Bill Clinton transformed his public image post-presidency by slimming down, wearing skinny little suits, and sporting grandpa glasses. As one astute commentator observed, it’s almost like that president is saying “Oh me? I’m just an old, old man. I don’t have the appetites.”
And this worked. Because the new Bill was cool. Because the new Bill was apologetic for that thing that happened with the intern that one time. And most importantly, because the old Bill wasn’t known by new voters.
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