06-29-2020, 10:15 AM
(06-29-2020, 10:03 AM)HarleyDog Wrote: Has there ever been a big named independent candidate? If not, then maybe that would help garner more support for the independent party. Like maybe Mark Cuban? I believe he claims to be independent. Just a thought. But even then, with both house and senate being controlled by left or right, not sure how much would get done?
Ross Perot.
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/07/10/perot-third-party-presidential-bids
Perot was great for us when I worked in radio. His "giant sucking sound" sound byte always worked. But all seriousness aside I thought at the time that maybe a third party could get a strong foothold after his run. Not the first or last time I was wrong!
I think Johnson was a big name too and I was surprised he didn't garner more support.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Johnson
Maybe his marijuana stance was ahead of its time?
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