The other kind of campaign , the campaign of `` triangulation , '' is one that Bill Clinton mastered in 1996 . Julian Zelizer : Bill Clinton won re - election by blurring lines with GOP . He says Barack Obama is going to win by articulating what the Democrats stand for . Zelizer : Clinton 's approach would run the risk of helping Mitt Romney make his case . He says Clinton wants to offer voters a platform and energize Democrats ' base voters .
Julian Zelizer : Bill Clinton won re - election by blurring lines with GOP . He says Barack Obama is going to win by articulating what the Democrats stand for . Zelizer : Clinton 's approach would run the risk of helping Mitt Romney make his case . He says Clinton wants to offer voters a platform and energize Democrats ' base voters .