Bill Clinton ran a surplus because of the 1994 Contract with America and He had a strong Republican controlled Congress that he had the desire to work with to g

Bill Clinton ran a surplus because of the 1994 Contract with America and He had a strong Republican controlled Congress that he had the desire to work with to get things done. unlike today where no one wants to work together to get anything done as the other side is "evil" I am not sure what you believe an "older, nativist, version of the right" looks like so I can not possible comment on that