I agree that Gore was too soft and the media annihilated him and he let them (he invented the internet) but in 2008 and 2012 Republicans were so against Obama here...after his first election when he gave the speech on education my son's school were getting so many calls about it a letter was sent home saying you could pull your kid out.
I asked my son and he said half the kids in his class were pulled out by their parents; most of whom lived in the gated golf course community around the corner.
In 2004 Rove pulled the terrorism card and people fell for that BS...I believe Ohio was rigged...the Swiftboating...and Kerry did screw himself with the Iraq war vote.
I was 22 when Bill was first elected and campaigned for him...met him and shook his hand. I grew up with Dem Reagan-hating parents.
I know some people think he's Republican-lite, but I loved him. If you want to fight/discuss feel free to pm me. I grew up in New England and now live in a very red state and it's depressing. We have friends here that loved Clinton and thanks to RW radio are now hardcore RW. Perhaps I am coming across too negatively...my apologies as I know I have become very jaded. I miss New England so much.
ETA: If Hillary is the nominee I will definitely vote for her...and I wouldn't be holding my nose. I'm not a third party voter even in a red state. I remember reading a post on a now-defunct left site in 2012 that said vote 3rd party (against Obama) if you live in a safe state. That poster is alive and well here.