How did Third Party candidate Perot make it into the debates in 1992?

Bicoastal

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Thu Jun-05-08 12:55 AM
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How did Third Party candidate Perot make it into the debates in 1992?

I'd like to see Bob Barr slugging it out with John McCain to see who can out-Conservative the other, while Obama stays above the fray.

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anonymous171

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Thu Jun-05-08 12:56 AM
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1. I think you need a certain percentage of support.

How that is determined I have no idea.

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sandnsea

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Thu Jun-05-08 01:16 AM
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8. Right

And then they promptly changed the percentage so that Perot wouldn't be in the debate in 1996. The Presidential Debate Committee, or whatever it's called.

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anonymous171

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Thu Jun-05-08 01:17 AM
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9. Yep. I think the media did that to Kucinich this year too.

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cynatnite

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Thu Jun-05-08 12:58 AM
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2. Bob Barr would be the repukes Nader...

Edited on Thu Jun-05-08 12:59 AM by cynatnite

I'd love it.

Perot enough grassroots support that no one could ignore him.

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gcomeau

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Thu Jun-05-08 01:00 AM
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3. More money than God. -nt

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Asider23

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Thu Jun-05-08 01:07 AM
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4. Sorry but it works two ways...

Nader is running for president this year also.....

And at the worst Hillary could always run independent.

They could always bring a candidate on that steals votes from you too so be careful what you wish for...

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quakerboy

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Thu Jun-05-08 01:13 AM
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6. But if you can base it on support

then Barr has a better chance than Nader. I would argue that even Cynthia McKinney has a better chance than Nader of gathering the support necessary to reach a threshold this year,

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Asider23

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Thu Jun-05-08 01:16 AM
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7. true...but its not gonna happen.

Theres just no chance. Maybe if Ron Paul was running as a Independent (but in that case he would be challenging both Democrats and Republicans because of his voting record on the war) Barr is considered slimy by the hardcore Libertarians. They'd even vote for Obama over then man. But they don't pick lesser evils; or so I heard.

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quakerboy

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Thu Jun-05-08 01:38 AM
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11. Then why did barr win the lib nomination?

The thing is, Barr would not be pulling his potential number from hardcore libertarians. He would be pulling from the disenchanted Right who are unwilling to chose a "liberal" like McCain/Bush3.

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blogslut

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Thu Jun-05-08 01:12 AM
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5. bingo

:hi:

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Youphemism

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Thu Jun-05-08 01:19 AM
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10. It wasn't easy. They had to gave him a box to stand on. /nt

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Forkboy

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Thu Jun-05-08 01:41 AM
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12. They needed a drinks table, and he was the right height.

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New Dawn

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Thu Jun-05-08 02:05 AM
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13. Bob Barr is not a billionaire.

Therefore, no debates for him.

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anigbrowl

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Thu Jun-05-08 04:08 AM
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14. Need to poll >5%.

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New Dawn

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Thu Jun-05-08 07:55 PM
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16. Actually, it is 15% from five corporate news polls.

That is why Ralph Nader was never in the debates.

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TexasObserver

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Thu Jun-05-08 05:26 AM
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15. Perot was leading in the polls in June 1992, that's how

Perot was hardly a 5% blip on the screen. He was polling in numbers similar to GHWBush and Clinton. He was the reason Clinton won.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE7DB133EF932A25755C0A964958260

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