And look at Ross Perot's popularity.
Perot was nuttier than an outhouse rat. He sabotaged his own campaign with that goofy "GH Bush wrecked my daughters wedding with ninjas on the lawn" story. But, he wanted Bush to lose, and he succeeded at that.
Perot didn't win a single electoral vote.
No thanks, like penecillin, it makes me break out in hives. :-}
Sorry.