publication date: Monday, February 1, 2010 (part of Round XLII)

category: Government

clue: 19% popularity isn't normally considered a success, especially when it's costing you millions.

explanation: Perot won 19% of the popular vote in his self-funded 1992 presidential campaign, the highest achievement for an independent candidate in eighty years. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Erik Bates, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, Aaron Shurtleff, Scott Horowitz, Ryan Dunn, and Sarah Kyle


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