Posted on 04/25/2011 10:50:39 AM PDT by Will88
"In the telephone poll of 815 registered voters nationwide, conducted June 4 to 8, Mr. Perot was supported by 39 percent, Mr. Bush by 31 percent, and Mr. Clinton by 25 percent. The poll had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus four percentage points."
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Excellent post. Well said.
I voted for Perot because he clearly represented me. After listening to Trump speak, I realize that he represents me too, so I’ll be voting for him because of that. To hell with the consequences. I have yet to hear Sarah Palin say or do anything that convinces me that she represents me. She stands in front of the podium and attacks Obama and the crowd loves it (as do I)so much that she doesn’t really have to discuss policy details. She’s another cheerleader, not a nation leader. Furthermore, she already helped us lose once and it’s clear she will repeat that 2008 performance in 2012. I see no reason to give her the chance but you go right ahead if you feel differently. Incidentally, Perot ran as a third party. Trump is running as a Republican. BIG difference there.
and that's really what this all about, isn't it? Who hijacked the Republican party again? Donald Trump? I don't think so. Trump is trying to unhijack it.
Right on target!
If he runs, Trump plans to enter the Republican primaries.
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and suggested that if does not get the GOP nod, he may run as an independent.
I have heard Palin say, and read where she wrote, many things that convince me that she represents at least 80 percent of my political philosophy.
I've seen and heard of Trump standing in front of the podium, or going on TV, and attacking Obama on the birth certificate issue, and the crowd loves it so much that he doesn't really have to discuss policy details.
You need to reread my sentence you copied forward. I said Perot had a clear lead in a presidential race, and he did. Polls are the most relied upon way we have of measuring who has a lead until the actual vote.
And following your logic, no statements can even be made about who leads until the voting is over.
Clearly his support was extremely soft, which doesn't get factored in with poll results.
I wouldn't say his support was soft. It was not, but his bizarre and nonsensical actions and explanations were so inexplicable that it was no surprise that he lost half his support. - If you can't understand how Perot's actions of dropping out and all that surrounded it would cause him to lose support, then it is you who has a problem or some serious lack of understanding.
Were you alive then and old enough to follow that campaign?
I’ll be voting for and supporting the candidate that I feel best supports my interests and best serves the interests of the country. That’s Donald Trump just like it was Ross Perot in 1992. If Palin supporters can’t see that and feel they have to support her anyways, they can do that. We’ll see how their interests fare with another 4 years of Obama. Me personally, I no longer care. If Trump runs, I’m voting for him. period.
There is another fact from the NYT article you might contemplate. You clearly have little understanding of how extraordinary the Perot phenomenon in 1992 was, and you aren't the only one.
Yeah, but how did that translate into electoral college votes?
Those numbers were from June. The election was in November, by which time Perot had revealed himself to be a flake. He got 18.9% of the popular vote and no electoral votes.
If the election had been in June, the only question would have been what color would the NYT map have been sea to sea, given red and blue were already taken.
Happy to oblige.
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