How could Perot have been able to actually win some states?

[morgankingsley]

What would have been the absolute best realistic outcome for him? I know this gets asked a lot, but still, it's just odd to see how he didn't get a single state at 19 percent

[CatoMinor]

If he hadn't dropped out, and then got back in talking crazy conspiracy theories then there is a realistic chance he would have won overall.

[NewYorkExpress]

Clinton gets caught having another affair after winning the nomination. He finishes third, H.W Bush finishes second, and Perot picks up many D-leaning states (with the possible exception of New York).

[morgankingsley]

I feel like he could have won all his 25% or more states, but that would only be 32 electoral votes

[Mr. Smith]

Run a regional (or shamelessly rural-based) campaign with a focus on Maine, New Hampshire, and The West.

[MillennialModerate]

If he hadn't dropped out, and then got back in talking crazy conspiracy theories then there is a realistic chance he would have won overall.

I think that might be a stretch

[Orthogonian Society Treasurer]

Perot was notoriously stingy about spending any part of his own fortune on advertising, he relied almost entirely on free media coverage until the second phase of the campaign when he re-entered the race in October.

Had Perot a) committed to a media strategy early in the race b) never dropped out and c) actively campaigned in the parts of the country where his support ran deepest, he likely would have carried at least a handful of states.

[morgankingsley]

Interesting answers, especially the media one. Does anybody have a map that can show his best realistic performance

[CatoMinor]

If he hadn't dropped out, and then got back in talking crazy conspiracy theories then there is a realistic chance he would have won overall.

I think that might be a stretch

Multiple polls had him ahead before he quite. Its impossible to say, but he certainly had the best chance of a third party/indy winning since Teddy Roosevelt

[morgankingsley]

If he hadn't dropped out, and then got back in talking crazy conspiracy theories then there is a realistic chance he would have won overall.

I think that might be a stretch

Multiple polls had him ahead before he quite. Its impossible to say, but he certainly had the best chance of a third party/indy winning since Teddy Roosevelt

No, George Wallace did. He came within a whisker of throwing the election to the house. I have a strange feeling that if he really knew how to play his cards right, he would have won

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Not drop out when he was leading in the polls?

[CatoMinor]

If he hadn't dropped out, and then got back in talking crazy conspiracy theories then there is a realistic chance he would have won overall.

I think that might be a stretch

Multiple polls had him ahead before he quite. Its impossible to say, but he certainly had the best chance of a third party/indy winning since Teddy Roosevelt

No, George Wallace did. He came within a whisker of throwing the election to the house. I have a strange feeling that if he really knew how to play his cards right, he would have won

There is no way in hell Wallace could win in the House

[HarrisonL]

Perot would've won the whole election if he hadn't dropped out. He was ahead of Clinton and Bush in quite a few polls before he dropped out.

[HarrisonL]

If he hadn't dropped out, and then got back in talking crazy conspiracy theories then there is a realistic chance he would have won overall.

I think that might be a stretch

Multiple polls had him ahead before he quite. Its impossible to say, but he certainly had the best chance of a third party/indy winning since Teddy Roosevelt

No, George Wallace did. He came within a whisker of throwing the election to the house. I have a strange feeling that if he really knew how to play his cards right, he would have won

There is no way in hell Wallace could win in the House

I agree. Wallace would never win in the HoR lol.

[UnselfconsciousTeff]

If he hadn't dropped out, and then got back in talking crazy conspiracy theories then there is a realistic chance he would have won overall.

Perot didnt have EV's because his support was even

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

If he hadn't dropped out, and then got back in talking crazy conspiracy theories then there is a realistic chance he would have won overall.

Perot didnt have EV's because his support was even

Perot could have won Maine, Alaska, Kansas, and Montana if his vote share on Election Day was higher.