The "Gore lost because of impeachment" narrative

[RRusso1982]

The election was close enough that a lot of things could have made the difference.  Al Gore was far enough away from Bill Clinton to not get the credit for the good things about the Clinton years but close enough to get the blame for the bad. The saying in 2000 was that if Bill Clinton drove through a car wash in a convertible with the top down, Al Gore is the one who would get wet.