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Ex-presidents don't have any power
Once he was no longer in office, Clinton's opinions counted no more nor less than yours and mine. He is a citizen with a right to express his views, change his mind, get new information, take a nuanced stance -- whatever. We can listen to him or not, just as we would listen or not to a guest in our home in a political discussion.
Why does this matter?
Hillary obviously didn't listen to him. And, as a candidate in her own right, she has a right to her own opinions and her own mistakes and her own explanations of them.
The problem I have with Hillary as a candidate is that the whole country sees her as "Billary" and it doesn't appear she can run on her own.