1992
Bill Clinton and the 1992 map
Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton defeated incumbent George Bush as billionaire Ross Perot ran the most successful third-party campaign since Theodore Roosevelt in 1912. Perot won 18.9% of the popular vote and no electoral votes but significantly divided the anti-Clinton vote, helping Clinton win with just 43% of the popular vote. Clinton's campaign team's internal motto was 'It's the economy, stupid,' capitalizing on the 1990-91 recession. Clinton became the first Democratic president elected since Jimmy Carter in 1976.
Economic recession; NAFTA; healthcare reform; 'It's the economy, stupid'
Perot won 18.9% — best third-party popular vote since TR 1912; Clinton won with only 43%
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