Editing Bill Clinton (section)

===1988 Democratic presidential primaries===
[[File:Bill Clinton 1986.jpg|thumb|upright|Clinton in 1986]]
In 1987, the media speculated that Clinton would enter the presidential race. Clinton decided to remain as Arkansas governor (following consideration for the potential candidacy of Hillary for governor, initially favored—but ultimately vetoed—by the First Lady).<ref name=autogenerated1>[[David Maraniss]], ''First in His Class: A Biography of Bill Clinton'' (New York: Random House, 1996; {{ISBN|978-0-684-81890-0}}).</ref> For the nomination, Clinton endorsed [[Governor of Massachusetts|Massachusetts governor]] [[Michael Dukakis]]. He gave the nationally televised opening night address at the [[1988 Democratic National Convention]], but his speech, which was 33 minutes long and twice the length it was expected to be, was criticized for being too long.<ref>{{Cite magazine | last=Church | first=George J. | title=Cover: Is Bill Clinton For Real? | url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,974739,00.html | magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] | date=January 27, 1992 | access-date=February 22, 2020}}</ref> Clinton presented himself both as a moderate and as a member of the New Democrat wing of the Democratic Party, and he headed the moderate Democratic Leadership Council in 1990 and 1991.<ref name="The Natural" /><ref name="The Choice">{{Cite book | last=Woodward | first=Bob | author-link=Bob Woodward | title=The Choice: How Bill Clinton Won | publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] | year=2005 | isbn= 978-0-7432-8514-8}}</ref>