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		vonmoltke on Nov 26, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Real Class War > If money won elections [Steve Forbes] would have been president long ago, More appropriate example then. You can add Perot to that pile as well.

akhilcacharya on Nov 26, 2019 [–]

Better example. Of course, I think Perot could have had a shot if he hadn't dropped out to drop back in. He could have easily have gotten 2nd place or 1st place in more states than UT and ME if he was less impulsive.

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