I remember how everybody on the right was sure Clinton would be “one and done” after he got his clock cleaned in the 1994 midterms.
I think the 1994 Republican victory helped Clinton get re-elected in 1996. He was smart enough to claim Republican ideas and wins as his own. If you remember, he was a pathological liar like our current president is.
But the GOP had to go and run Dole. His to lose, it was said. Which he did.