H. Ross Perot

These results show that, despite questions about his performance in the 1992 election campaign (more than half of those polled responded that they saw Perot as "naive, scary, and a little too much of a dictator"), the Texas billionaire's political future remains bright. Sixty-seven percent of Americans have a favorable impression of him, nearly half have more confidence in him than in Clinton or Dole, and three-quarters believe he is sincerely trying to help the country.2

Perot's strength remains in his image as a problem-solver, especially on economic issues. The high degree of confidence shown in him by the voters in this regard must be the core of any future election bid. This was largely responsible for the 19.7 million votes (nearly 20 percent) that he received in 1992. Allied to this was a strong anti-Washington, anti-politician sentiment, which appeared so strongly in the 1994 mid-term elections, and might lay the groundwork for a viable third party in 1996. Perot, as an outsider, would be the natural beneficiary of this trend

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ot is to win he must assemble a legitimate third party and run a slate of candidates. He could do this after running in the early primaries, using UWSA America as his base. That this is feasible was shown in the Texas senate special election to fill Lloyd Bentsen's seat, where five of the top six finishers were UWSA members.13 Thus, again, UWSA America is key to Perot's strategy, containing both the resources and the personalities to mount an effective third party challenge. Second, Perot must begin to forge solid political ties with Congress before the election. This means not just wooing key Republicans, but blocks of House and Senate members who can identify with him on specific issues. He began this process in the mid-term elections by endorsing specific candidates all over the country. He has continued it by advocating deep spending cuts, including cuts in entitlements, and a $140 billion reduction in health care spending.14 Such emphasis on programs that are dear to the new Congress places Perot in the forefront of leadership, without requiring him to make compromising decisions on specifics. Perot also can now benefit from his virulent opposition to the North American Free Trade Agreement. Though he was widely c
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