DALLAS — H. Ross Perot , the colorful, self-made Texas billionaire who twice ran for president, has died.Perot rose from Depression-era poverty to become one of the nation’s richest men as the founder of computer services giant Electronic Data Systems Corp.
In 1992, Perot jumped into the presidential campaign as an independent candidate, challenging President George H.W. Bush and Democrat Bill Clinton. Perot drew nearly 19% of the vote, the biggest percentage for a third-party hopeful in 80 years. Republicans blamed him for Bush’s defeat. He had founded EDS in 1962 and sold control of it to General Motors for $2.5 billion in 1984. He later founded another company, Perot Systems.
Sad to here, He did his best. Haven is close enjoy you made it. Rest now.
StellaNews8 😢😢😢
KarenSalitis 'those people don't know the difference between a computer chip, and a patato chip' H. Ross Perot, still think he would have made a good President... RIP Ross🇺🇸
We need to elect people like this man!
And.....the main reason the USA has been infected by the Clintons since his run in 92....
He’s finally finished
...Whatever the wealthy Farengi's intentions were, he managed to divert enough support from George H. Bush to inflict Ol' Bubba on the USA for two terms, not to mention that Harpy wife of his and the rest of the Clinton Gang. Good riddance!!!
There's no such thing as a 'self-made billionaire'
SethAbramson I met and worked for him at EDS, a very kind and generous man. RIP
Just read about Ross Perot wow! Never knew how much he did - wonderful. Perot got results by doing it all personally. Missed reading as I was raising small boy, working and going to night school! Perot lost chance in winning the Presidency by uttering one sentence..
The man who gave us the Clinton presidency.....
no billionaire is self-made.
SeanFazendeFOX8 With 30-minute television spots and old school poster board charts and graphs he snatched a second term from George HW Bush and handed the keys to the country to a Southern Democrat. Both my parents (lifelong Republicans) voted for him.
RIP Ross. I believed in you
SethAbramson I return to three basic themes: a strong moral/ethical base, strong family units, and the finest public schools. Get those three things right, and we would fix many of the problems in our country.
Good bye to a legend he gone to get his wings from the lord
SethAbramson oh hey, just two years older than Joe Biden. I mean, maybe the other 202020s should take the VP he picks seriously.
SethAbramson Worked on two of his campaigns at the state level. He was right about NAFTA.
Greatest line in a presidential debate ever. GHWBush “Mr Perot is inexperienced....”. Ross Perot, “He’s right I have no experience in running up a billion dollar deficit”.
Sorry to see he passed. Had HRossPerot not run as a 3rd party candidate GeorgeHWBush would have probably been reelected and history would have been different than under BillClinton
'Can I finish. Can I finish'? He's finished. Cheers MFs
Condolences to his family & friends 💔💔 May he rest in peace.
RIP Mr. Perot
First Presidential candidate I ever voted for!! R.I.P. RP
Oh no
He was a giant man in Dallas Texas. Condolences to his wonderful wife, Margot.
Now there was a REAL SUCCESSFUL BILLIONAIRE BUSINESSMAN, not the FAKE CONMAN FAILURE realDonaldTrump
'Self-made' is bogus.
He tried to warn us.......
CrispinHavener Great respect for that man , voted for him twice.
Rest In Peace H. Ross Perot. You were a Champion of Populism
IntelDoge This man has done more within the special operations side of the coin than most will ever ever know. He was a great patriot SonTay
The US needs a third party.
You mean he was poor then worked hard and became a billionaire ? Nobody paid his healthcare ? Nobody gave him free college education ? Nobody gave him a money to buy a home ? Interesting !
Oh shame, his was the first presidential debates I had ever seen
I wonder what he thought of the new trade deals President Trump has and is doing with China and Mexico? Proven correct about 'Free Trade' and what that bozo Al Gore said.
RIP
Can we stop calling billionaire's self made? He got rich off of govt contracts then ran on govt spending inefficiency.
He finished. 😔
RIP.
I worked for him for many years. Always humble and a true salt of the earth Texan. It was a pleasure, Mr. Perot! Rest In Peace.
Perot is the reason that campaign rules were changed to try and keep third parties out of the debates.
I thought he was gonna run for president. RIP
RIP
H. Ross Perot, who rose from Depression-era poverty to become one of the nation's richest men as the founder of computer services giant Electronic Data Systems Corp, has died. Perot drew nearly 19% of the vote in the 1992 presidential election.
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