Democrats

Re “Democrats Suffer From Bad Case of Clintonism,” Commentary, April 9: Jeff Cohen is wrong. The rank-and-file Democrats are extremely pleased with Bill Clinton and Al Gore (despite the latter’s Elian misstep). Tired of being falsely boxed in as “tax and spend,” soft on crime, etc., Clinton and Gore have fought out of these boxes, and politics will never be the same. The Republicans won in 1994 because they successfully smeared Clinton with a bunch of bull called Whitewater, plain and simple. The only folks who are tired of Clinton are Republicans.

Jeff, believe me, the Democrats are united as they seldom have been; and neither Ralph Nader’s Green Party nor anything else except a severe economic collapse will stop Gore from a smashing victory in November. You can count on it.

GEORGE MAGIT

Northridge