2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: What specific POLICY POSITIONS show Sec. Clinton to be "Not Liberal" or "Not a Democrat?" [View all]Sparkly
(24,149 posts)The country was going right because of the merger of fundamentalist Christian religion with rightwing politics, as well as the "don't worry be happy" Reagan era... Democrats were demonized, to say the least.
Dukakis and Mondale didn't win.
The one palatable alternative, to much of America, was Clinton who was southern, Baptist, and not TOO radical, but guess what -- he WAS too radical. That is why he faced uphill opposition every step of the way, more antagonistic than what Obama has had to deal with even, and that's saying something.
So, no. The country moved to the right. Clinton's presidency restored some sanity, helped a LOT of people, and got the economy going in the right direction. HE -- or "The Clintons" (LOL) did not "pull the party to the right."