No, no one would have been forced to do anything, but exit polls of Perot voters showed 68 to 73% would have voted for Bush had Perot not run.
Do some homework. Take 68-73% of the Perot vote in the states I mentioned, ones Clinton won by small margins, and add them to the Bush numbers. Give the other 27-32% to Clinton and “recount” the totals.
Bush would have won reelection handily, and there would be no Hillary.
Likewise, had Bush not gone back on “Read My Lips...” he would might possibly have won, but the history... and the math... is very clear; Perot assured Clinton’s election.
Ross Perot is no God.
No Perot in ‘72 = No Clinton.
No Clinton victory in ‘72 = no Hillary today.
I completely agree!