Dunno what you said about race/Bill
But the polls say (Skip down to "Bill Clinton Rebounds".):
http://www.people-press.org/2011/03/23/obama-tests-well-at-start-of-reelection-run/
What Romney said:
http://presspass.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/08/13750865-romney-clinton-helped-elevate-democratic-convention?lite
Bunch of polling on Bill, the recent favorabililty numbers are all over 60%. Does not split out Republicans, though:
http://www.pollingreport.com/clinton1.htm
There's a lot more of this stuff out there.
