Except Dole never became President. Was his 1996 campaign run by idiots? WTC-1, Waco, Somalia, Hillary Care, not to mention the various sexual allegations à la Paula Jones and the likes. How can you lose against with that ammo?
Sad to say and to admit, Bill Clinton was and is simply that good. Much like what was said in a SNL skit: he was superman; you couldn't kill him with kryptonite
Bob Dole just couldn't bring himself to make people believe he wanted to win, never mind that he could win. MHO.