Oh, I'm not arguing that Bob Dole was a bad person or someone you wouldn't want to see in the White House under any circumstances.
What I'm saying is that his characteristics as a candidate didn't match up well in focus groups and polling studies with Beelzebubba, which was why Beelzebubba's lizardy little press allies were promoting Dole in preference to other Republicans hopefuls who would have done better in a two-way contest with Clinton. That's all I'm saying.
And, you are right!
Not to mention, Clinton didn't have a Perot to syphon votes as before.
The MSM (drive-by media) will determine who gets to face Hillary in '08. To use a Superbowl analogy: the socialists have already checked into their hotel and will be first on the field. The non-socialists (well, sort of) are still having their luggage checked by the TSA. Go Bears.