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MikeandRaph87 07-09-2019 01:42 PM

R.I.P Ross Perot
 
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2019/07/09/...ead-at-89.html

The biggest third party presidential candidate in the last 150 years and billionaire electronics businessman, Ross Perot died at age 89. He was diagnosed with leukemia five months ago.

Mr Salk 07-09-2019 02:26 PM

The first great Spoiler.

CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy 07-09-2019 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr Salk (Post 1811661)
The first great Spoiler.

Theodore Roosevelt would take issue with that, sir.

Mr Salk 07-09-2019 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy (Post 1811671)
Theodore Roosevelt would take issue with that, sir.

Technically Taft if you consider the votes...but point taken.
It's amazing our system allows big egos to thwart democracy.

CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy 07-09-2019 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr Salk (Post 1811683)
Technically Taft if you consider the votes...but point taken.
It's amazing our system allows big egos to thwart democracy.

Yeah, but Roosevelt was the one who started his own political party to run against the person he had previously HAND CHOSEN to follow him in office.

Taft was the one who stayed in and ran as Republican.

And thus Woodrow Wilson was elected.

Coola Yagami 07-09-2019 05:07 PM

I wonder what woulda been had he won the election.

Mr Salk 07-09-2019 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy (Post 1811685)
Yeah, but Roosevelt was the one who started his own political party to run against the person he had previously HAND CHOSEN to follow him in office.

Taft was the one who stayed in and ran as Republican.

And thus Woodrow Wilson was elected.

"Republican" is just one groups word for conservative. The conservatives won the election handily; the country wanted conservative leadership. And yet they split and punted the game to the Libs.

Sad state. The best money spent in an election campaign is to fund 2 opponents.

MsMarvelDuckie 07-09-2019 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Coola Yagami (Post 1811686)
I wonder what woulda been had he won the election.


I said the same thing to a customer at work today during my break when the news announced Perot's passing.


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