The campaign was marked by Republican attacks on the morality of President Bill Clinton , with Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr having released his report on the Lewinsky scandal .
House leaders having initiated an inquiry into whether impeachable offenses had occurred .
The campaign was marked by Republican attacks on the morality of President Bill Clinton , with Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr having released his report on the Lewinsky scandal and House leaders having initiated an inquiry into whether impeachable offenses had occurred .