According the former president Clinton

Media is tougher on pres candidates now; scrutinizing personal characteristics like such.

You know what I think is at least one reason for this? Recall '04. What was the big bush campaign slogan....?

"We might be bad, but at least we do not flip flop. Over the course of many years, John Kerry has shown that he, starting in Vietnam, is a person who has little moral character. He is not strong."