perot, as a third party candidate, attracted far more voters than either major party thought would happen. That was the reason why both parties conspired to make it way more difficult for a third party to ever seriously compete for votes anymore. With any semi-popular third party candidate now, it's an all out combined effort to make that third party candidate look as radical and extremist as possible, thereby minimizing any possible vote siphons they would garner. case in point, ron paul.
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"no amount of force can control a free man, a man whose mind is free. No, not the rack, not fission bombs, not anything. You cannot conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him."
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