The Clinton Legacy: Striking Strengths, Glaring Shortcomings Mr. Clinton has lived more lives than most politicians ever dream of having, and skirted more deaths, only to rise again. Throughout his tenure, voters consistently said they did not particularly trust Mr. Clinton personally, but they trusted him to look out for their interests, and his job approval ratings seemed to rise with his legal bills. He used surpassing gifts of innate empathy to find a new presidential style of relating to the public, and to forge an extraordinary connection with ordinary Americans, especially minorities. If the Constitution had not barred him from running again, polls suggest he might well be preparing for a third term. http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/24/politics/24CLIN.html?pagewanted=all