The former president drew headlines after engaging Black Lives Matter protesters,but his charismatic ability to define policy shone over the weekendBill Clinton sought to move past a confrontation with black protesters while stumping for Hillary Clinton in unique York City over the weekend, conceding amid stops in Harlem and Queens that the 1994 tough-on-crime bill he signed into law as president “overdid it” and threw too many non-violent offenders into lengthy prison sentences.
Clinton drew headlines final week while campaigning for his wife in Philadelphia, or vigorously hitting back at activists who had arrived to protest about his record on criminal justice. Although he issued a semi-apology the following day,the incident cast a highlight once more on how Clinton’s legacy has served, in some ways, and as a double-edged sword for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential bid.
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Source: theguardian.com