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What follows is borderline ASB, and if the whole idea or elements thereof are utterly absurd I apologize. For a period in the 1992 election, independent candidate Ross Perot lead in the polling. Then of course, he lost considerable support arguably due to bizarre statements and his decision to quit, then reenter the race.

So, in this alternative 1992 Perot somehow manages to keep his poll numbers up albeit with a very slight dip. He wins every state he won at least 20% in IOTL.

The election turns out as follows:



Perot/Stockdale (I):243
Clinton/Gore (D):207
Bush/Quayle (R):88

No candidate has 270 or more electoral votes. The election will be decided in the House. Though Ross Perot has won the majority of electoral votes, since he does not belong to either party, he has little congressional support. Hence the reason ''wins'' is in quotation marks in the title. The Democrats hold a majority of seats. If I understand the level of the Democratic majority and the nature of party politics, the House will in a very party line vote select Governor Clinton as the next President of the United States. If it's more likely that Perot could convince congress to select him of course, we end up with the Perot Presidency.

If Clinton is selected, how does this version of the 1992 election affect Clinton's early Presidency? And the public's perception of him?

What does Perot do between 1993-1996? Does he run again in 1996 as an independent? Does he still form the Reform Party?

What's the impact, if any on the Republican Party here?

Generally speaking what might 1996 look like under such circumstances?
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