Uh....yeah....because Republican leaning voters gave Perot 19%. They didn’t care much for “Read my lips.....” being violated and walked somewhere else.
I don’t care much for the Constitution I swore to defend being violated, so I will walk somewhere else.
There's a old saying, when the going gets tough the tough gets going.
On the other hand your philosophy above seems to be when the things don't go my way I'll take a hike.