You're right. Sometimes hindsight gets foggy. Ross really gummed up the mess. Bush didn't seem to put his heart into the election. At the time, I thought he wasn't feeling well. I still wonder.
The real story as to why Ross ran against Bush 41! Ross owned a software company that had a contract with the Bush Administration. Ross tried to require a licensing agreement for every computer that used the software he was already paid to develop and install. Bush said no, Ross threw a nationwide temper tantrum. When Clinton came in he threw out all the Bush computers and installed all Apples (Apple owner supported Clinton).