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...This is no time for a Ross Perot or a Jill Stein or a Ralph Nader,” Ms McCaskill said, referring to previous third-party candidates who have played a crucial role in past elections....
...Mr Perot briefly led in the polls before campaign infighting caused him to pull out of the race, then later jump back in....
...In 1992 George H W Bush appeared bored while checking his watch during a debate with Bill Clinton and Ross Perot....
...The last third-party candidate to appear in a TV debate was Mr Perot in 1992....
...The vast majority of US third-party candidates over the years — ranging from Ralph Nader to Ross Perot to George Wallace — have been vastly unsuccessful, with most independent candidates seen as race “spoilers...
...Thanks for reading – Barney Jopson, US Policy Correspondent Follow us all on Twitter: @barneyjopson @DimiSevastopulo and @Courtney_FT Click here for full FT coverage of the 2016 race....
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