Was Ross Perot The Original Trump ?

[BeenHereBefore 1,488]

Discuss. How would he been as Prez in the 90's if elected ?

[Gepetto 1,317]

I don't know but I know I voted for Ross Perot. And I voted for Trump three times.

[Mark Davis 356]

I always liked Perot in theory.  He lacked the toughness IMO to do what needed to be done as evidenced by him initially dropping out of the race.  Although at the time it would have been nice to have someone with business savvy in the office.  From what I recall, he was worried about the mudslinging of politics and what it might do to his family and dropped out before getting back in.  He never recovered in the polls from that.  .  Trump is the bulldozer that only knows straight ahead.  Perot didn't have that same personality type.

I still remember election night and there was doubt for awhile that Perot might actually win ME-02 and gain that one electoral vote.  He ended up second statewide there and the only counties he won were in that state.

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39 minutes ago, Gepetto said:

I don't know but I know I voted for Ross Perot. And I voted for Trump three times.

Same.

And, unfortunately, we split the Bush vote and gave America Bill & Hillary. 

[BeenHereBefore 1,488]

9 minutes ago, Mark Davis said:

From what I recall, he was worried about the mudslinging of politics and what it might do to his family and dropped out before getting back in.

Always heard back then his family was threatened, true or not voters lost faith in him and when he re-entered he had no chance then.

[Mark Davis 356]

Just now, BeenHereBefore said:

Always heard back then his family was threatened, true or not voters lost faith in him and when he re-entered he had no chance then.

Yes, I recall that as well.  I think the story has been softened over the years.  I don't know what really happened, but certainly at the time the story was out there that his family was under threat.  Whether that was true or the damage from just politics was his concern I don't know.  It was an odd situation at the time, which I think sunk any chance he had to win even though he did re-enter the race.

[BeenHereBefore 1,488]

47 minutes ago, Gepetto said:

I don't know but I know I voted for Ross Perot. And I voted for Trump three times.

Likewise and even wrote him in the year he wasn't running when the choices was Obama and I think McCain or Romney. I couldn't vote for either of those choices.

[BeenHereBefore 1,488]

8 minutes ago, Mark Davis said:

Yes, I recall that as well.  I think the story has been softened over the years.  I don't know what really happened, but certainly at the time the story was out there that his family was under threat.  Whether that was true or the damage from just politics was his concern I don't know.  It was an odd situation at the time, which I think sunk any chance he had to win even though he did re-enter the race.

Yep.

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