Question

How did Ross Perot attract voters during his presidential campaign in 1992?

Answer 1

Hint: Ross Perot had never been elected to public office, but he had run a number of profitable businesses and had been active in politics for decades. Perot entered IBM as a salesman after working in the United States Navy in the 1950s.

Complete answer:
Ross Perot stood for President of the United States as an independent nominee in 1992, but lost. Perot was a Texas businessman who had never held elected office but who led many profitable businesses.

Following his announcement on Larry King Live on February 20, 1992, grass-roots groups cropped up in every state to assist Perot in gaining access to the ballot box. Perot's running mate was James Stockdale, a former Navy vice admiral.

Perot was adamant that he did not intend to run for president, but he unexpectedly announced that he would launch a bid if "average citizens" signed signatures and helped him get access to the ballot box in all 50 states. On March 12, he set up a phone bank at his office, manned by volunteers, to warn concerned voters and backers about Perot's potential campaign.

For several years, the impact of Ross Perot's nomination has been a point of contention. In the months after the election, a number of Republicans claimed that Perot had served as a spoiler, causing Bush to lose the election.

Although several disgruntled conservatives may have voted for Ross Perot to oppose Bush's tax hike, a closer look at the Perot vote in the election night exit polls revealed that Perot received virtually equivalent votes from Bush and Clinton, and that two-thirds of voters who listed Bush's broken "No New Taxes" promise as "very significant" voted for Bill Clinton.

Note: The 1992 general election in the United States was the 52nd quadrennial presidential election, held on November 3, 1992. Republican President George H. W. Bush, independent businessman Ross Perot of Texas, and a host of minor candidates were defeated by Democratic Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas. After a time of Republican domination that started in 1968, this election marked the end of that period.