“Perot 39% GHWB 31% Clinton 25%”
Yeah, but how did that translate into electoral college votes?
That question was being asked when Perot led in the polls that summer. Of course, it was never answered since Perot blew his lead and won on 19%.
But your snarkiness does not change the reality that an independent held a clear lead in a presidential race until he basically sabotaged his own campaign.
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.