Pat Buchanan ousts Bush 41 in 1992

[Sir Mohamed]

What if Pat Buchanan would have been the Republican nominee in 1992, defeating Bush 41 for the nomination?

Let's have one scenario with Perot, and one in a two-way-race against Bill Clinton.

[Kingpoleon]

Without Perot:

406: Gov. Bill Clinton(D-AR)/Sen. Al Gore(D-TE) - 52.2%
132: Author Pat Buchanan(R-VA)/Businessman Steve Forbes(R-NY) - 45.7%

323: Gov. Bill Clinton(D-AR)/Sen. Joe Biden(D-DE) - 38.3%
197: Author Pat Buchanan(R-VA)/Rep. Jack Kemp(R-NY) - 34.9%
018: Businessman Ross Perot(I-TX)/Fmr. Rep. John B. Anderson(I-IL) - 25.3%

[Stan]

461 - Bill Clinton/Al Gore 41,2 %
64 - Pat Buchanan/Jack Kemp 31,7%
13 - Ross Perot/James Stockdale 27,0%

[Orthogonian Society Treasurer]

Perot drops out after Buchanan is confirmed as the nominee. Although wary of Buchanan's traditionalism, Perot campaigns hard for him and their shared belief in economic nationalism. To assuage the fears of party insiders and moderates, former Senate majority leader Howard Baker is selected as VP. Doubling down on trade and immigration, Buchanan is able to cobble together a new majority of middle Americans.

Former Presidential Advisor Patrick J. Buchanan/Former Senator Howard Baker - 317 EV
Governor William Clinton/Senator Al Gore - 221 EV