Perot would have won in 1992 if he hadn't dropped out and then gotten back in later. There were a few "under the radar" stories that his family was threatened. At the time, it sounded kind of goofy, cause most of us didn't believe the "deep state" stuff. When he got back in, it was obvious he wasn't in it to win it, but only to make sure Bush lost. Perot didn't have the infrastructure around him, like Trump does, to stop the mob style hits. He would have been assassinated.
The Bushes and Romneys have done more damage to the Republican party than the Democrats ever could. The east coast globalist branch of the Republican party only has two presidents (Bush I and II) and both got elected by pretending to be something else. Every other deep state implant has been beaten.
As I recall, Perot technically did not “drop out” of the 1992 race; he had not formally declared his candidacy. Then he said he would not run; then said he would run. Have we heard that before.