I know I was shocked when I learned there was a strong link to Clinton and Perot and Clinton -- while being an immoral AH -- is a pretty good political strategist (blackmail works wonders) and I think there is a lot there on the Perot/Clinton strategy. Bush 41 was overall a pretty popular person and they had to use some shenanigans to beat him and knew Clinton, a virtual unknown, couldn't do it all by himself.
I have to hand it to Der Schlickmeister, he can easily make people make odd choices in their lives, more so than the Beast he married. Hillary! has no concept of strategery, lacks the charisma her rapist husband possesses, and is clearly dumb as a box.