In the closing weeks of the presidential campaign, Bob Dole made a big fuss about Clinton's refusal to categorically rule out pardons for former associates caught up in Whitewater.
Bob Dole had nothing against Clinton during the elections and gave up. 
mnli hypothesis: Bob Dole had nothing against Clinton during the elections and gave up.  premise: In the closing weeks of the presidential campaign, Bob Dole made a big fuss about Clinton's refusal to categorically rule out pardons for former associates caught up in Whitewater.