Film · Documentary
The Ross Perot Myth (2016)
11 minDocumentary2016
An enduring myth in U.S. presidential election history is that George H.W. Bush only lost his re-election bid in 1992 because a peculiar independent candidate from Texas, Ross Perot, drew more voters away from Bush than from Democratic candidate Bill Clinton. Perot ran a quirky "outsider" campaign that in many ways presaged the Donald Trump phenomenon of 2016. It all amounted to one of the most successful third-party bids in U.S. history; Perot won 19 percent of the popular vote.
- Director
- Eamon Harrington, John Watkin
- Writers
- John Watkin
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Release date
- October 6, 2016
