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>>But that doesn't mean the deck is totally stacked against them. Had Ross Perot not overestimated himself/underestimated the job, and had he not provided the republicans with the ammunition they were looking for (that he was nothing but a flakey eccentric billionaire), there was (and still is) a very real opportunity for a third party.
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>Kevin;
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>As I recall Ross Perot had inspired many voters that there was hope for the nation and that the two major political parties were in for a fight for the presidency. Perot was doing very well when suddenly he quit the race! People were very disappointed.
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>Some weeks later Perot decided to reenter the presidential election but he had blown his greatest opportunity to capture the American peoples vote. He quit! For that he will not be forgiven in the eyes of many.

And in any case Mr. Perot was not with a party, but simply independent.
The big 2 have no real problem with independents running for the presidency or anything else, because they know that when the time comes to get something done it all has to go through the parties anyway.

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>Tom