• dhork@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I’m convinced Republicans have been wanting to fund secret third party campaigns since 1992, when H Ross Perot waged the most successful independant campaign in recent memory. He didn’t get any electoral votes, but got 20% of the popular vote. Clinton won his first term with only 43% of the vote. Republicans convinced themselves that Perot stole more votes from Bush than Clinton, and that if Perot didn’t run, Bush would probably have won.

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      3 months ago

      Then you have much more faith in the Republicans ability to be smart, than I do. I don’t think they have anything to do with it. Not everything is some grand conspiracy.

      For the record tho, I LOVED Ross Perot!!