PERSPECTIVES ON ROSS PEROT : He Gave the System a Good Shaking : How has the would-be third candidate’s presence in--and now absence from--the race affected our political life? : One Less Option
<i> Danny Bakewell is president of the Brotherhood Crusade in Los Angeles. </i>
While I was prepared to consider Perot a serious candidate, that wouldn’t happen until he was prepared to declare what he would do for African-Americans.
What I am disappointed about is that there is one less option. With Perot in the race, both major parties felt they at least needed to put their best foot forward.
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