They forgot to look at the poll numbers between Bush and McBride.
"Janet Reno's poll numbers against Bush are appalling. We have to do something." "We have to get rid of Reno, she can't win." "Yeah! Yeah! Let's get rid of Reno."
I believe that they were testing the "Yellow Dog" theory. And they are now proving that there is a limit to how many people will vote for a Yellow Dog.