This spot-on critique of Bill Clinton’s contribution to his wife’s campaign fiasco includes this:

In a campaign that has turned out to be all about change, however, Bill’s presence has become a reminder of the past and of the style of politics that Barack Obama has promised to bring to an end. Even worse, say many Democrats, Bill has put his wife’s political career in jeopardy by displaying the same character traits that almost ran his own presidency off the rails — a lack of self-control and an excess of self-absorption. It hasn’t always been clear whether Bill Clinton sees Obama as a threat to his wife’s prospects, or to his own legacy.

Well, we never heard much analysis like that when he was in the White House. Suffice it to say that a Hillary Clinton loss, if it comes, will be as much a repudiation of his presidency as of her personally. After all, Barack Obama on substance (e.g. repudiating NAFTA) and on style (i.e. “turning the page” on the nasty partisanship which characterized Clinton’s presidency) ran right at the Clinton legacy. If the races next week do not go her way, you can imagine that the battle between the Clintons’ his-and-hers surrogates over “who lost the campaign” will be loud and ferocious.