If Clinton wasn't term-limited he would have won a third term easily against anybody.
Bullsh**t. He wouldn't have won at all. The GOP would've proceeded with caution in impeachment, and let it run it's course. No impeachment, Clinton loses in a landslide and 98 is a disaster for the Dems. Bush mobilizes social conservatives and wins in a landslide
LOL
Why? Think about it: why did Bush win the GOP nomination in 2000? Because social conservatives weren't satisfied with McCain. Why? Backlash against the Clinton administration. Why was it a close GE despite a massive budget surplus, an incumbent dem with sky-high approvals, and a kick-ass economy? Social conservatives were mobilized by the family values candidate.
I don't know if the Lewinsky scandal was what really hurt Gore. It was definitely more. Voters are naturally hesitant to keep a party in the WH for more than 2 terms, even if the incumbent is very very popular. Just look at Nixon in 1960.
If anything Gore ran a surprisingly good campaign. He was trailing badly in the polls for a while but caught up in the fall.
