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Ross Perot

  1. past is prologue
    Why a Late RFK Jr. Polling Boom Is UnlikelyThe last three independent presidential candidates who polled at over 10 percent lost momentum by Election Day.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. politics
    Clinton’s Misunderstood ‘Sister Soulja Moment’ Doesn’t Need a RevivalWhen you understand the full context of Clinton’s 1992 remarks, calls for Biden to deliver his own challenge to Black activists make even less sense.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. past is prologue
    How Feasible Is a MAGA Third Party?The history of third parties shows no real template for Trump other than staying in the Republican Party or trying to replace it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. rip
    Ross Perot Will Remain a Legend Among Foes of PartisanshipThe business executive, who died today at 89, ran fascinating presidential campaigns in ’92 and ’96, but they were very much a product of the time.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. past is prologue
    If Ross Perot Couldn’t Win the Presidency, There’s No Hope for Howard SchultzPerot didn’t win a single state in 1992 — or cost Bush reelection. Schultz isn’t as well known, and there’s less of a rationale for his candidacy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  6. what’s past is prologue
    An Oral History of Donald Trump’s Almost-Run for President in 2000“I didn’t think he was a fit. Because of his morals. Because of his finances. Because of his egomania,” says the then-chairman of the Reform Party.
    By David Freedlander
  7. Mark Cuban Has Little Chance of Becoming a Third-Party PresidentTrump’s way — winning over one of the two major parties — is probably the only way to the White House for a rich celebrity “outsider.”
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. RIP John Anderson, the Last Liberal RepublicanHe began running for president as a Republican in 1980. Four years later, he had left the party.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. What a Difference Two Weeks Makes for Ross PerotHe endorsed Romney today.
    By Dan Amira