The last time an anti-establishment candidate was a real threat was in 1992 and I remember it like yesterday.



His name was Ross Perot and, like Donald Trump, he was fucking things up for the Republicans. He was fucking WINNING, kicking ass, then suddenly, for no apparent reason, he dropped out. For a few months he was out, then, out of nowhere, he came back in as a 3rd party candidate and got 19% of the vote. Unheard of for a 3rd party candidate. It’s the second highest tally for a 3rd party candidate in the history of the United States (the highest was Abe Lincoln). But the question is WHY DID HE DROP OUT FOR HALF THE CAMPAIGN? He actually stated that there were threats against his daughter. The fact that he dropped at out the height of his momentum, only to come back in at the end, pissed off a lot of his supporters. Only one in five Americans supported him whereas if had stayed in and not flaked he coulda thrown the whole election into the House of Representatives, or, like Abe, won the Presidency. Something scared him off, though, from going all the way. I totally remember it and I totally voted for him. It was my first presidential election, I think. Today, we have two loose cannons, one on each side. How delightful! But how, HOW are they going to get rid of them????


They will, though. Just you watch.

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Published on August 14, 2015 20:13
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