Mychal Massie may be right, but I believe she always saw herself as entitled, but Billy was her ticket to get recognition to enact on her entitlement delusion she already possessed.
I always had a theory as to why Bubba was so popular with married guys: Bubba had to stick with being married to a castrating sea monster who isn’t attracted to males, in order to keep his family on track, as unfaithful as he was too. Most married men identified with BJ, because for at least 3-5 days per month, many wives are capable of throwing ashtrays and lamps...
Her getting kicked off the legal team going after Nixon was quite illuminating. Believe that was before she married Billy Boy!