I didn’t vote for Perot. He made his money with crooked no bid contracts. And he was a populist candidate not a conservative just as Donald Trump is.
I was, however, a write in voter for Alan Keyes.
That said, Perot would have won had he not withdrawn and the reentered the race.
If the Republicans run an open borders candidate I believe that Donald Trump could take the presidency in a three way race.
If the Republicans run an open borders candidate, they deserve to lose, either to third party votes or just low voter turnout. I probably won't vote for Trump because his Johnny-come-lately views on immigration seem completely insincere, but it isn't as though Hillary or someone like Jeb Bush offer a better alternative.
It's true that Perot wasn't conservative on social issues, but I see a world of difference between Perot and Trump.
Perot ran on the issues of a balanced budget, increased funding for infrastructure, protective tariffs, and (to a lesser degree) securing the border. Whether or not you agree with these views, he spent many decades of his life and a lot of money out of his own pocket to lobby and publicize these issues before he ran for President.
Why hasn't Trump used his billions and his vast media connections to push for secure borders until just a couple of months ago? Because he was saying the opposite on this and most of his other issues just a few years ago.
If it were a Bush-Clinton-Trump election...I think debate-wise...both Hillary and Jeb will suffer greatly. Trump would get ten to twenty percent of Democratic voters, and Trump might collect forty percent of Republicans. Depending on the electoral college episode...I could see this being a tough election for both parties.
Not a chance.
Dems have a lock on 40%...but as in 1992 that 40% means 370 electoral votes.