[ansel12]

The media has tried to sell that, and conservatives have never bought it.

Perot had a personal dislike for Bush, and gave us Clinton.

[Ohioan]

I do not know whether Perot liked George H. W. Bush, or not. That does not suggest that he was not trying to win. At one point he was within striking distance in the polls, but then shot himself in the foot. (You need to get over the idea that party loyalty is more important than the actual issues.)

With the changing demographics, our best chance in the long-run may be to get away from the two party system. It was Britain's getting away from the two party system, that has enabled the recent Conservative victory--if you look at the vote totals. (Not that the present Tory party would be acceptable to American Conservatives.)