But Clinton's ebullience and love of the spotlight hasn't helped Hillary Clinton's presidential aspirations. Throughout her campaign for the Democratic nomination, Bill Clinton has consistently generated heat by injecting himself front and center into the proceedings.
Mostly, he has criticized the media repeatedly. He has done more than just put reporters on the defensive, a strategy that has worked brilliantly for presidents ranging from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush. Instead, Clinton has run the risk of turning journalists against his wife.
"It's all politics," Bill Clinton told Huffington Post. "It's all about the bias of the media for Obama. Don't think anything about it. But I'm telling ya', all it's doing is driving her supporters further and further away -- because they know exactly what it is -- this has been the most rigged coverage in modern history -- and [Purdum] ought to be ashamed of himself. But he has no shame. It isn't the first dishonest piece he's written about me or her."
