"No, it was "No New Taxes Bush" and "It's my turn Bob Dole" that gave us 8 years of the Clintons."
So, what you are saying is that in `92 when Clinton got 43%, Bush the Elder got 39% and Perot took 17% (with 1% amongst the oddballs) that Perot actually took 7 percent from Clinton? I seriously doubt that (especially when you remember how Bush caught Clinton in the polls in the 2 month interim when Perot dropped out).
Spin it how you want. A third party splintering of the vote in `08 repeats `92 - a Clinton in the White House.
When the Republican party offers up crap as a candidate people WILL go elsewhere. Unfortunately the Republican Party, much like the Democrat party, will never acknowledge their mistakes.