OT Ross Perot Died

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    RIP Ross
     
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    I thought he was a great guy but a lousy candidate.
     
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    In retrospect, I wish he'd won, simply because his disastrous presidency would have put an end to the 'we need to run government like a business' nonsense, and as a result Trump never would have happened.

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    You can certainly thank him for helping get Bill elected.
     
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    I could, but (a) he's dead, and (b) it probably isn't true.

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    You could, but (a) he's dead, and (b) it probably isn't true.
     
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    He was COMPLETELY correct about NAFTA and was a MUCH better candidate in hindsight:

     
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    I don't think him being dead today really factors into how I feel about what happened in 1992. Unless the scenario is that we repealed the 22nd, and he died today while serving his 7th term.

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    Well, nonetheless, most likely, Clinton would not have been elected had it not been for Perot's involvement....Electoral votes notwithstanding.

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    So you say. I say otherwise, because I've read some studies that suggest otherwise. But obviously nobody can say with certainty.

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    This is true.
     
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    Let's assume that slightly more of Perot's votes would have gone for Bush than Clinton. That still means that Clinton would have won. Clinton only needed 7 Million of Perot's 19.7 Million voters to win the election, all other things being equal.
     
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    But then we wouldn't have had those great Clinton years, and I am being sincere. He was a great president. Better than Obama imo.
     
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