You nailed it in one!
Back in 1998, I began a letter to the editor with
"In 1992, voters chose to reject a man of known leadership and moral character in favor of a man whose moral perfidy was well known to, but not mentioned by, reporters of national stature... they called him 'the dirty joke Governor'- but not to our faces...."
There were of course many other factors & cross-currents.... the entertainment industry's shilling for the clintons, Perot, former President Bush's hapless advisors and handlers, the media drumbeat on "the economy, Stupid!"
But never forget that both the news & entertainment indusrty loved the clintons madly, like a besotted teenager....