There is still a very basic point that it seems some prefer to avoid: Perot raised issues in 1992 that could have won the presidency for the right candidate.
Those issues were: the growing federal deficit and national debt, the loss of jobs to one-sided trade deals (the proposed NAFTA trade agreement was part of the campaign) and the influence of lobbyist on our government’s policies and the revolving door between government employment and working for lobbyists.
The Tea Party has been raising the deficit and debt issue for well over a year now, and Trump is raising the one-sided trade deal issue.
Those are winning issues now as they were in 1992 if well presented by the right candidate. And someone might still decide to talk about the influence of lobbyists and the revolving door.
Indeed. Those issues are winning issues for the right candidate.
I would also add term limits and line item veto. Perot generally had the right issues, but was the wrong spokesman.