Did McGreevey and Clinton Not Get the "We Want to Win" Memo?

Given the very obvious effect that Jim McGreevey's decision to slather the New Jersey electorate with another coating of lurid and dysfunctional behavior, why would Bill Clinton prominently remind us of the sticky, gooey national experience, even with its putatively laudable parts, that was Clintonism. Despite all the nuanced political analysis I have seen, this just doesn't seem like a smart move, but what do I know.