1992: Jerry Brown (D) vs. Ross Perot (I) vs. George H.W. Bush (R)

[darklordoftech]

What if Jerry Brown was nominated in 1992 instead of Clinton?

[dw93]

I see Bush winning a close race. Jerry Brown was a very eccentric figure in those days, plus I think Perot would've taken more votes from him than he did Clinton.

[Don Vito Corleone]

I see Bush winning a close race. Jerry Brown was a very eccentric figure in those days, plus I think Perot would've taken more votes from him than he did Clinton.

I couldn't disagree more. I think Brown's anti-establishment shtick would won him a lot of Perot voters.

[Lechasseur]

I see Bush winning a close race. Jerry Brown was a very eccentric figure in those days, plus I think Perot would've taken more votes from him than he did Clinton.

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[dw93]

I see Bush winning a close race. Jerry Brown was a very eccentric figure in those days, plus I think Perot would've taken more votes from him than he did Clinton.

I couldn't disagree more. I think Brown's anti-establishment shtick would won him a lot of Perot voters.

He could win Perot Voters, but some of the moderate voters that backed Clinton could go Perot or even vote for Bush.

[Pericles]

Would Perot still run since Brown takes a lot of his positions and anti-establishment message?

[OSR stands with Israel]

Perot Does better overall , and Brown does worse in the South and Midwest .

Brown 276
Bush 248
Perot 14

[Orthogonian Society Treasurer]

Perot was able to use economic nationalism and deficit reduction as wedge issues to carve out a portion of the electorate but Brown (at least in 1992) was both anti-NAFTA and a deficit hawk in his own right. Perot drops out after Brown wins the nomination - and stays out.