Clinton/Buchanan/Perot 1992

[afleitch]

What if...well what if Pat Buchanan got the nod in 1992, instead of Bush Sr? Who would have won, and would Perot have taken a huger slice of the vote as a result?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Buchanan would come in third. He'd carry the southern states Clinton lost, Perot would carry most of the west, and Clinton would win everything else.

[© tweed]

Buchanan would come in third. He'd carry the southern states Clinton lost, Perot would carry most of the west, and Clinton would win everything else.

Agreed...plus Utah for Pat.  perot would have won Maine.

[Kodratos]

Buchanan would come in third. He'd carry the southern states Clinton lost, Perot would carry most of the west, and Clinton would win everything else.

Agreed...plus Utah for Pat.  perot would have won Maine.

I've often wondered why so much of Maine was behind Perot. What was the deal with that?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Maine, like Minnesota has a strong third party/independent tradition. They recentely had a two-term independent governor, and in their latest governor's race, the Green got over 9%. They also elected a Green State Senator.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

here's my prediction map:



Clinton 411
Buchanan 69
Perot 58

[© tweed]

Buchanan would come in third. He'd carry the southern states Clinton lost, Perot would carry most of the west, and Clinton would win everything else.

Agreed...plus Utah for Pat.  perot would have won Maine.

I've often wondered why so much of Maine was behind Perot. What was the deal with that?

The Northeast likes independents.

[A-Max]

Perot's Texan.  No way he loses the Lone Star State.

[Kodratos]

Maine, like Minnesota has a strong third party/independent tradition. They recentely had a two-term independent governor, and in their latest governor's race, the Green got over 9%. They also elected a Green State Senator.

I know they are very independent. I am originally from Maine. But Perot?

[ijohn57s]

Unfortunately, I must agree that Clinton, as much as I dislike him, would have won even bigger.



Clinton - 388
Perot - 77
Buchanan - 73

[PBrunsel]

Clinton/Gore: 379

Buchanan/Kemp: 146

Perot/Stockdale: 13

I didn't make this map because i'm some huge Buchanan supporter, for I am not. I just want to tell you that Buchanan would have won more electoral votes than Perot. This due to Perot failing to have a large Get Out to Vote effort nation wide. A second reason is Perot's organization was in a mess after he dropped out. He would win some states, but he would not have won more electoral votes than the Republicans.

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Here's the Map:

Clinton     - 302
Perot        - 148
Buchanan - 88




If Perot had not dropped out and Bush was still running for the ticket I think Perot could have come very close to winning the election. He was very very popular. Here is that map. Clinton wins however.

[minionofmidas]

If I remember correctly both Buchanan and Perot were largely campaigning against NAFTA. If Buchanan had won the nomination, Perot might not even have run. Clinton would have won.

[King]

here's my prediction map:



Clinton 411
Buchanan 69
Perot 58

Perot would have carried his homestate of Texas.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Here's the Map:

Clinton     - 302
Perot        - 148
Buchanan - 88




If Perot had not dropped out and Bush was still running for the ticket I think Perot could have come very close to winning the election. He was very very popular. Here is that map. Clinton wins however.

Perot wouldn't had won Maryland, that was one of Clinton's best states. and while his anti-NAFTA views would've gone over well in WV, I think it would've still went with Clinton.

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I still strongly believe if Perot had not dropped out in 92 he would have been our 42nd President.

[ilikeverin]

I still strongly believe if Perot had not dropped out in 92 he would have been our 42nd President.

I wouldn't mind that

[King]

I still strongly believe if Perot had not dropped out in 92 he would have been our 42nd President.

Maybe, but Perot was starting to decline around the time he dropped out in the summer. However, if he had stayed in the race he might have bogged down Clinton and come in at a strong second.

Stockdale was a bad decsion by Perot. He was just a crazy old man.

[The Duke]

[PBrunsel]

I still strongly believe if Perot had not dropped out in 92 he would have been our 42nd President.

Maybe if he had chosen Sam Nunn as he Vice President.