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'Tea Party' an example of democracy at work

First, the independent Ross Perot contingent. Then, the liberal "netroots" mobilization. Now...Republicans and Democrats rallied behind presidential contender Ross Perot in 1992, giving him nearly 19 percent of the popular vote. It...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/020810/opi_560139150.shtml
Opinion
Romney takes Wisconsin, Maryland, DC primaries

...and be able to focus on Barack Obama," Romney said in an interview with Fox News. "You have to remember that it was Ross Perot that allowed Bill Clinton to win" in 1992, he added, a reference to the Texan who ran as an independent that year...

http://juneauempire.com/not-web/2012-04-04/romney-takes-wisconsin-maryland-dc-pr
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Americans Elect meets reality

...elections when they were led by charismatic figures; Theodore Roosevelt won 27 percent of the vote in 1912, and H. Ross Perot won 19 percent in 1992. But without a charismatic leader, it's hard to rally people around the banner of moderation...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2012-05-21/americans-elect-meets-reality
Opinion
Steve Jobs may have failed abroad

...described as one of the most creative in his life. He founded NeXT Computer with little money, but soon got billionaire Ross Perot to invest heavily in the company, and five years later produced the first NeXT work stations.Soon after starting NeXT...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2011-10-11/steve-jobs-may-have-failed-abroad
Opinion
We've heard these tunes before

...on the eve of 2008? Or the ephemeral movement known as Unity08? Or all the stories, back in the '90s, about how Ross Perot was going to breach the Republican-Democratic duopoly? (New York Times, March 1996: Perot "could rebalance the...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2011-12-08/weve-heard-these-tunes
Opinion
US political duopoly is failing

...says 68 percent of independent voters currently embrace that idea. Third-party fans are fond of pointing out that Ross Perot garnered 19 percent of the vote in 1992 despite being widely perceived as nuts. And that was in an era when Capitol...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2011-08-17/us-political-duopoly-failing
Opinion
Focus on industry, not government

...that in their "infinite wisdom" our House has voted to take a good portion of our permanent fund. In the words of Ross Perot in his reference to NAFTA, "Watch out for the giant sucking sound as all the high-paying jobs go south of the border...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/051304/let_letter1.shtml
Opinion
3rd parties courting Alaskans

...Alaska's voters are neither Republican nor Democrat, and the state has a history of strong third-party finishes. Ross Perot won 27 percent in 1992, nearly beating Bill Clinton for second place behind Republican President George Bush. The former...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/102400/Loc_courting.html
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Buchanan chooses LA teacher as running mate

...announcement outside the Reform Party convention hall, site of an intraparty battle between Buchanan and supporters of Ross Perot, the party founder who has stayed out of the fray this year. Buchanan opponents are holding their own parallel convention...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/081100/Bre_breakin.html
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Juneau Empire Story Archive

...announcement outside the Reform Party convention hall, site of an intraparty battle between Buchanan and supporters of Ross Perot, the party founder who has stayed out of the fray this year. Buchanan opponents are holding their own parallel convention...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/081100/Bre_breakin.shtml

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