RIP Ross Perot

[COOPADUP]

RIP Ross

 

[BugI02]

Perot took a lot of GOP votes at Bush's expense. I suppose another strong independent candidate would do the same, thereby putting another socialist in the White House. One who, unlike Clinton will not enrich his/her wallet or chase poon tang, but instead will work to destroy us.

I agree with your assessment of the reality on the ground, but I can't help daydreaming about where we might be if a candidate so focused on the debt and balancing the budget had actually gotten elected and then not been co-opted by the corruption of the established parties as he sought help to implement his ideas

I think he would have done much better in the popular vote if the electorate could have seen a pathway for him to actually implement his ideas. It took another 24 years for people to become desperate enough to take that chance

 

[actaeon277]

What if AOC is the "strong independent"?
Will that steal votes from the conservative?

 

[spec4]

What if AOC is the "strong independent"?
Will that steal votes from the conservative?

I don't think so. Any conservative who has heard her wild BS IMO would be very unlikely to vote for her.

 

[actaeon277]

Perot took a lot of GOP votes at Bush's expense. I suppose another strong independent candidate would do the same, thereby putting another socialist in the White House. One who, unlike Clinton will not enrich his/her wallet or chase poon tang, but instead will work to destroy us.

Well, if AOC is the independent.. Then it's not necessarily putting a socialist in the White House.

 

[churchmouse]

Well, if AOC is the independent.. Then it's not necessarily putting a socialist in the White House.

But yes. Yes it would as she is a devout progressive socialist.

Leopard/spots........

 

[actaeon277]

But yes. Yes it would as she is a devout progressive socialist.

Leopard/spots........

I doubt she would win

 

[BigRed]

Perot took a lot of GOP votes at Bush's expense. I suppose another strong independent candidate would do the same, thereby putting another socialist in the White House. One who, unlike Clinton will not enrich his/her wallet or chase poon tang, but instead will work to destroy us.

Perhaps "the gop" should put forth stronger candidates if a short, nasal voiced guy with big ears can "take away votes" from their best offerings.

 

[churchmouse]

Perhaps "the gop" should put forth stronger candidates if a short, nasal voiced guy with big ears can "take away votes" from their best offerings.

He had a message. It was well received by just enough people to put the process in a tizzy. It was not the ears. It was not the voice. It was his message. It turned enough heads.

But I agree. The crop of crap we have been subjected to is just that......crap.

 

[funeralweb]

What if AOC is the "strong independent"?
Will that steal votes from the conservative?

I don't think so. Any conservative who has heard her wild BS IMO would be very unlikely to vote for her.

Hopefully, anyone to the right of center-left would be unlikely to vote for her.