Bill Clinton Tee

In 1992, Bill Clinton was a not-so-popular small southern senator who, despite speculation of many, won the Democratic Primaries. He ran against current incumbent George Bush I. Even though he was jeered at first and nobody believed he would have a chance, he eventually won the election by a landslide. His first term was generally a time of growing economy and good progress which made it easy for him to defeat Bob Dole in 1996 by an even bigger landslide than 1992. However, by most people his second term is remembered more for its scandals such as the Monica Lewinsky scandal in which the president was impeached for lying about his sexual relations with an intern. This severely marred his reputation and the reputation of his administration (which is often blamed for Gore's defeat since he could no longer rely on Clinton's popularity). He exited presidency in 2000 and retired. In 2004 he underwent bypass heart surgery.