The Republicans had hitherto been nervous about raising "the black issue" for fear of being branded "racist", or the "Hillary is a liar issue" for fear of being tarred with Ken Starr's brush.

共和党人迄今为止一直不敢提及“黑人话题”，害怕因此而被标榜成“种族主义者”。也不敢以“希拉里是个骗子”作为谈资，担心被斥为同斯塔尔是一丘之貉。