The only thing that got Slick elected twice was Ross Perot. Plain and simple. Without Perot, he would have been blown out the 1st time, and lost the second (if there had been a second).
But the only reason Ross Perot was a factor,,,was the ECONOMY!!
Your 100% correct on that. Slick Willie lied about the economy in 1992 and convinced some voters, but Perot drew off those fools who would have voted Republican but believed (1) that Perot had sufficient support to win and (2) that Perot do anything different if he were elected.