History of the United States II / Unit 16 USH2 2294 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The New Democrat
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The idea
Clinton framed himself as a New Democrat, the Yawp says, a centrist open to free trade, tax cuts and welfare reform, and the first baby boomer to make a serious run for the presidency.
In practice
Clinton playing the saxophone on The Arsenio Hall Show.
Where people slip
He promised, Digital History records, to end welfare as we know it.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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