They expected the old coot to be overmatched by the Slickmeister, and that's what they got.
OldBob "I need Viagra to get the blood flowing" Dole is exactly the image of anti-Clinton they want. And the Stupid Party didn't seem to object much, did it?
The audience doesn't have to agree with or like Andy Rooney to tune in to see what the lil' nutter will say. That was probably what they were going for here. Clinton was See BS's "voice of reason" and the other guy was just too dry to be entertaining.