tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post9170383599946617606..comments2024-03-27T19:01:21.504-06:00Comments on Enik Rising: Could a Perot campaign happen today?Seth Maskethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17178036016555722068noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-15865046668278074672010-04-21T22:31:18.522-06:002010-04-21T22:31:18.522-06:00I'm not sure. It's true that the parties ...I'm not sure. It's true that the parties have generally become stronger since 1992, but I think it's possible to imagine a Perot-type candidate having done reasonably well in 2008. Perot's actual results were far better than they "should" have been...he was almost certainly helped by getting included in the debates, which was just a mistake by Bush. IIRC, Perot's polling paralleled John Anderson's 1980 polling up to the debates, and Anderson faded when he wasn't included. Of course, it also helped that Perot had bucketsful of money, both because spending it helped a lot (I assume) with ballot access, and because it gave him a lot of respect from reporters. <br /><br />I think a lot of things would have to fall into place, but I could see it happening again.Jonathan Bernsteinhttp://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com