article_snippet.sent: That question has dogged the Clintons ever since the Clintons came onto the national political scene in the late 1980s.
article_snippet.sent: the Clintons greatest virtue, the Clintons immense skills as politicians, has often come back to haunt the Clintons.
article_snippet.sent: Clinton was attacked as "slick Willie" by members of both parties for the perception that Clinton would say anything to win and Clinton has faced similar criticism.
article_snippet.sent: When Clinton tried to distance Clinton from Clinton vote for the use of force in Iraq, many Democrats didn't buy Clinton critique of President George W. Bush's foreign policies and went for Barack Obama instead.
article_snippet.sent: When Clinton conducted Clinton "listening tour" of New York before running for the Senate, many voters saw her "listening tour" of New York as a manufactured effort to hide the fact Clinton was running for office as an outsider.
article_snippet.sent: When Clinton explained that there was nothing to the recent stories about Clinton use of a private email server rather than Clinton State Department email, some felt that even if the story was relatively minor the story indicated that Clinton wasn't always telling us what Clinton was really about.
article_snippet.sent: Even if Clinton isn't hiding anything, Clinton often gives that appearance.
article_snippet.sent: But Clinton can also be liability.
article_snippet.sent: As she learned in 2008, Clinton is not always easy to control.
article_snippet.sent: When Clinton speaks Clinton mind, as Clinton did in dismissive comments about Obama's candidacy, Obama's candidacy can often work against she.