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Perot's running mate James Stockdale "Draft Perot" organizations opened throughout the nation, and petition drives were coordinated largely by Perot's friend Tom Luce, [24] and the real estate arm of Perot Systems, [25] to help secure a place for the candidate on every state ballot.
The second presidential debate between President George H. W. Bush, Governor Bill Clinton, and Businessman Ross Perot took place on October 15, 1992, at University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia. The town hall style debate was moderated by Carole Simpson of ABC with 109 uncommitted voters as questioners. Questions were focused primarily on ...
After he decided to run again, Perot decided to keep Stockdale as his running mate. [4] John Silber, the president of Boston University, was also rumored as a potential running mate for Perot. [5] Stockdale appeared at the 1992 vice presidential debate. The Perot–Stockdale ticket took 18.9% of the popular vote, but the Clinton–Gore ticket ...
The debates also introduced the public to third-party candidate Ross Perot, who garnered 18.9% of the vote, one of the most successful third party runs in American history.
Interview with Jim Lehrer on 1992 Vice-Presidential debate; Hoover Institution Biography (archived) Washington Post obituary for Stockdale July 6, 2005; Holmes, Steven A. (July 6, 2005). "James Stockdale, Perot's Running Mate in '92, Dies at 81". The New York Times; The Guardian report on Stockdale's death July 2005
Ross Perot was born in Texarkana, Texas in 1930, the son of Lula May (née Ray) and Gabriel Ross Perot, [3] a commodity broker specializing in cotton contracts. [4] [5] He had an older brother, Gabriel Perot Jr., who died as a toddler. [6] His patrilineal line traces back to a French-Canadian immigrant to the colony of Louisiana in the 1740s ...
In his quest to qualify for the presidential debates, ... The 1992 debates remain the only ones to have included a third candidate along with the major-party nominees: Ross Perot.
He defeated former governor of California Jerry Brown, former Massachusetts senator Paul Tsongas, and other candidates to win the nomination, and chose Tennessee senator Al Gore as his running mate. The billionaire Perot launched an independent campaign, emphasizing his opposition to the North American Free Trade Agreement and his plan to ...