bill clinton is one of the most popular people in the world. james carville kept saying it over and over again that he s a popular man, but he is. i ve been to places like ireland with him, and he s loved. why is he loved despite his public behavior. something is there. why does that not hurt bill clinton? it s partly because of who bill clinton is as a person which donald trump and hillary clinton couldn t do last night on the debate stage which is make a real connection with voters. bill clinton is the american dream. he came from nothing to become the highest office in the land, and i think also, secondly, people have fond memories of a better time in terms of the economy as well. the 1990s were undoubtedly in d disputably a growth era for blue collar voters. he kept coming back.