Bush, by this time in 1998, had more money in is pocket to run with than any other candidate in history. The conservatives didn't "make" Bush, my FRiend. He is the creation of the RINO Country Club Rockefeller types, the CFR, NE Olde Money, the Bildebergers, the Trilateral Commission, etc, etc, etc...
No argument from me on that. The Bush's have a long Rockefeller GOP legacy. But when a man running as a Republican can stand before the nation and say that he and the most Liberal man in the DEM Party are not that far apart on most issues, there is very little left to support IMO.