[JonPreston]

Bush ‘41 lost the election because Ross Perot siphoned off enough repub votes

I'll never understand Rs who think the Perot vote belonged to Bush. I've yet to meet a Perot voter who would have voted for Bush had he not been in.

[dhs12345]

So they would have voted for Clinton? Or not at all?

[fieldmarshaldj]

Simple math. Clinton held the basic bedrock Dem vote who went for Dukakis in ‘88. Perot peeled off almost the exact amount of voters who went for GHWB in 1988.

[crusher2013]

I voted for Bush that year, but now wishes I had voted for Perot.

At least Perot put Americans first.

[Monitor]

I've yet to meet a Perot voter who would have voted for Bush had he not been in.

I voted for Perot. I would not have voted for Clinton, as I recognized him as a con artist, but I refused to vote for GHWB after he broke his "Read my lips, no new taxes" pledge.

Had Perot not been on the ballot, I would have voted for all of the other races, but left the Presidential section empty.

True story. As I voted for Perot (on the old mechanical behind-the-curtain voting machines) I said, "Read my lips, asshole," apparently loud enough for others to hear, as I heard people chuckling in response. I wasn't the only one who didn't appreciate his betrayal. Well played, Democrats!