Ross Perot

Examples of Ross Perot in the following topics:

• The 1992 Election

  • Bush, Democratic candidate Bill Clinton, and independent candidate Ross Perot.
  • Bush, Democratic Arkansas Governor William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton, and independent Texas businessman Ross Perot.
  • Ross Perot launched a third party bid, claiming that neither Republicans nor Democrats could eliminate the deficit and make government more efficient.
  • Perot later bowed out of the race for a short time, then reentered.
  • In 1992, Ross Perot got the highest percentage of the popular vote of any Third Party candidate since Theodore Roosevelt in 1912.

• The Election of 1996

  • Incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton won reelection over Republican candidate Bob Dole and Reform Party candidate Ross Perot in the 1996 election.
  • Businessman Ross Perot ran as candidate for the Reform Party with economist Pat Choate as his running mate.
  • In the Republican Primaries, Bob Dole emerged as the successful candidate to run against Clinton and Perot.
  • Reform Party nominee Ross Perot won approximately 8% of the popular vote, less than half of his performance in 1992.
  • Henry Ross Perot is an American businessman best known for running for President of the United States in 1992 and 1996.

• Republican Turmoil & Democratic Resurgence

  • Ross Perot launched a third party bid, claiming that neither Republicans nor Democrats could eliminate the deficit and make government more efficient.
  • Perot later bowed out of the race for a short time, then reentered.
  • Clinton originally lead, until Perot reentered and tightened the race significantly.
  • Perot won 19% of the popular vote, one of the highest totals for a third party candidate in US history, drawing equally from both major candidates according to exit polls.

• The Role of Third Parties

  • Ross Perot's 1992 candidacy for president as a member of the Independent Party is the last time a third party candidate gained significant traction.
  • Due in part to an agreement by the two major party candidates to allow him to appear in televised debates, Perot received 19% of the popular vote that year.
  • Ross Perot is the last third party presidential candidate to gain a substantial number of votes in the general election.

• The Rise of Independents

  • Recent prominent Independent candidates for president of the United States include John Anderson in 1980, Ross Perot in 1992, and Ralph Nader in the 2004 and 2008 elections.

• The Nomination Campaign

  • While the debates are usually restricted to the Democratic and Republican nominees, third party candidates may be invited, such as Ross Perot in the 1992 debates.

• Political Party Leader

  • Nominees participate in nationally televised debates, and while the debates are usually restricted to the Democratic and Republican nominees, third party candidates may be invited, such as Ross Perot in the 1992 debates.

• Agenda-Setting Theory

  • Nominees participate in nationally televised debates, and while the debates are usually restricted to the Democratic and Republican nominees, third party candidates may be invited, such as Ross Perot in the 1992 debates.

• Presidential Candidates

  • There are some notable exceptions in which third party candidates had an impact on elections, such as the candidacy of Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 and Ross Perot in 1992, but by and large candidates must have the backing of a major party in order to be influential.

• The Election of 1924

  • La Follette’s 17% vote total was the third highest for a third-party candidate since the Civil War and has only been surpassed by Theodore Roosevelt’s 27% in 1912 and Ross Perot’s 19% total in 1992.