This isn’t a whimsical fantasy. At this moment in 1992, Ross Perot was leading the race against Bush and Clinton in states with over 400 electoral votes, even though it crashed when he precipitously withdrew from the race (only to reenter later).
Compared to 2016, the discontent in America in 1992 was child’s play. A real candidacy would begin the race with the quarter of the electorate that does not wish to vote for either major party nominee. A candidacy that focused on reforming our governance by rooting out corruption and cronyism, solving our many problems instead of perpetuating them for partisan gain, and that committed to take the “for sale” sign off our government would have broad appeal. Indeed, recent polls have shown that not only is a large majority dissatisfied with the likely choices for president, but a majority would favor and would consider voting for a real independent candidate.
In the new paradigm year of 2016, such an independent candidacy could be a viable and potentially winning effort.
Who can make this happen? Those of you who are reading and agree with this essay. Those who could help fund an effort both to secure ballot access and to publicly inform and give exposure for this effort to the millions of Americans who wait in hope. Those who could join the effort to secure the necessary signatures. Those who would be willing to give their time and energy to bringing a campaign for such a candidacy to light. And the final and most important: an American or two who are in a credible position to step forward — as a candidate or a ticket — in service to the cause of America.
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