The Ross Perot Myth
2016•11m•Released
Documentary
An enduring myth in U.S. presidential election history is that George H.W. Bush only lost his re-election bid in 1992 because a peculiar independent candidate from Texas, Ross Perot, drew more voters away from Bush than from Democratic candidate Bill Clinton. Perot ran a quirky "outsider" campaign that in many ways presaged the Donald Trump phenomenon of 2016. It all amounted to one of the most successful third-party bids in U.S. history; Perot won 19 percent of the popular vote.
Director
Eamon Harrington
Writer
John Watkin
Languages
English
Studio
FiveThirtyEight
Production
Company
FiveThirtyEight
Company
ESPN Films
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