Uninspired choice, but then again Slick was probably hoping to do a bit of wife-swapping.

I doubt the selection of Al Gore had much of any impact on the '92 election. Ross Perot was the deciding factor.

Bill Clinton selecting Al Gore was, at the time, greeted with mixed reviews. Bill Clinton, the Arkansas governor known for his charisma and long-winded oratory (and sometimes-outlandish tastes), being paired with Al Gore- a lifelong politician who was said to be a policy wonk. Both young and articulate, Gore was said to shore up Clinton's perceived weakness in foreign policy knowledge. And it didn't hurt that Gore, a man who perpetually reminds people of a Cigar Store Indian, was a polished debater who had a knack for minute detail. Looking back at it, though there was little geographical balance to Clinton-Gore, it did provide a stark contrast to President George H.W. Bush (widely considered indifferent and aristocratic) and the (but not intentionally) bumbling Vice-President Dan Quayle as the Clinton-Gore team sought to show the electorate that they were the better alternative. Arguably, it was a good move on the part of Clinton, as he was able to seal the deal against the Bush-Quayle team in 1992.

Seemed a bit risky at the time, picking another southerner, but it didn't do any damage. Clinton's charisma carried that ticket.

I have never heard anyone say " I'm not sure about Clinton, but that Al Gore sure convinces me." The best you can say is that Gore didn't hurt the ticket too much.

  The stars were aligning for Clinton, and this mistake didn't hurt him.  Much more significant than choosing a wooden Washington Insider was the fact that J. Ross Perot hated George H. W. Bush so intensely, that he was motivated to run on the "Independent" ticket, gathering millions of petition signatures, putting him on the ballot in all 50 states.  Coupled with Bush's relative overconfidence, the death of Lee Atwater and the most pom-pom pumping press corps since Kennedy, his 43% was just enough. 

After the election, while the democrat party zealots were arranging the cabinet, good ol' boy Bill asked what was perceived by most as a stupid question.  Gore icily sneered at him, "get with the goddamn program! "  They didn't exactly get off on the right foot.

Bill Clinton certainly could have done worse. I really don't think he made that bad of a choice like some others I know who shall remain nameless.