[brownsfan]

"If “my” plan gets a third party to the vaunted 5%, then the two party system has a new paradigm to deal with."

Ok. But I don't think it matters:

Independent candidate Ross Perot received 19741065 with 18.9 percent of the popular vote for President.

[dfwgator]

Perot was doing very well, before he went cuckoo towards the end of the campaign.

[MrB]

With those ears and some shoe polish, he’d make a passable 0bama impersonator... :)

Anyway, wasn’t he running as “Independent”, ie, no party affiliation which would then garner matching funds the next year?

You bring up a sore point that goes like this... “Dole, McCain, Romney...”

[Cringing Negativism Network]

Perot’s simple and profound truth, which would have saved America had we listened at the time:

“Giant Sucking Sound”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_sucking_sound