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According to the article, which candidate ran one of the most successful

third-party, independent campaigns in US history? Explain a little bit
about the campaign

According to the article, which candidate ran one of the most successful third-party-example-1
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In 1992, Ross Perot ran one of the most successful third-party, independent campaigns in US history. Perot received 19 percent of the vote, but lost the election and didn’t win a single state.

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Henry Ross Perret.

In 1992, he announced that he was going to run for the presidency. During his campaign, he said that there'll be a balanced budget and that there'll be an end to the recession in the country.

He then contented against President Bush and Bill Clinton whom was a Democratic nominee. Even though he didn't win any electoral votes, he got about 19% of the popular votes in the country. This was considered to be among the best votes that a third party candidate has ever gotten in the country.

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