ABSTRACT
In the general election, Hillary Rodham Clinton attacked the George Bush administration for its “trickle-down economics” and for being captive to corporate lobbyists and contributors, whom he called “special interests.” The Washington Post reported on Clinton’s newly appointed economic team in an article headlined “Clinton Appointees Form a Collage of Varying Economic Views.” Steven V. Roberts, writing in US News & World Report, was more specific about what promises Clinton should consider breaking, on such issues as abortion, family leave, urban aid, and civil rights. While the conservative positions of Clinton appointees like Lloyd Bentsen and Les Aspin were largely ignored or applauded by the media, commentators kept a sharp eye out for any nominee who supposedly deviated to the left—such as Donna Shalala, Clinton’s choice to head the Department of Health and Human Services. The last group of “liberal stalwarts” Roberts warned Clinton against were Common Cause and other proponents of campaign finance reform.
