No one should forget Ross Perot, who seemed more motivated by personal animus toward George H.W. Bush than anything else. And yes, young voters are repulsed by the regimen of both the Democrats and the Republicans—and their hypocrisy and corruption—than anything else.
How do the likes of Nancy Pelosi and Dianne Feinstein walk away with so much money after being professional politicians all of their lives? What about the Hunter Biden and the other members of the Biden Family Crime Syndicate?[2]
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[1] Timothy D. Naegele was counsel to the United States Senate's Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and chief of staff to Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal recipient and former U.S. Senator Edward W. Brooke (R-Mass). See, e.g., Timothy D. Naegele Resume-21-8-6 and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/accomplishments/ He has an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), as well as two law degrees from the School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley, and from Georgetown University. He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency at The Pentagon, where he received the Joint Service Commendation Medal (see, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commendation_Medal#Joint_Service). Mr. Naegele is an Independent politically; and he is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law, and Who's Who in Finance and Business. He has written extensively over the years (see, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/articles/ and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/articles/), and studied photography with Ansel Adams. He can be contacted directly at tdnaegele.associates@gmail.com
[2] See https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4445691-democratic-and-republican-elites-fear-rfk-jr-s-growing-path-to-victory/ ("Democratic and Republican elites fear RFK Jr.’s growing path to victory") and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2019/04/29/the-democrats-are-evil-but-smart-while-the-republicans-are-neanderthals-and-dumb/ ("The Democrats Are Evil But Smart, While The Republicans Are Neanderthals And Dumb") and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/the-rise-of-independents/ ("The Rise Of Independents")
You didn't actually say anything at all about RFK Jr. But I would say flash in the pan.
You may be correct. I hedged my bets. Ross Perot was a "spoiler," who apparently hated Bush.
The first article that I cited in footnote 2 analyzes these issues, and presents the competing scenarios. Time will tell. 🙂