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Perot's first presidential campaign caused a brief lead in polls over which candidates?

  • Bush and Dole

  • Clinton and Gore

  • Bush and Clinton

  • Carter and Reagan

Answer

Bush and Clinton, the frontrunners in the 1992 United States presidential election, saw a brief decline in their poll numbers due to the surge in popularity of independent candidate Ross Perot. Perot's strong performance in televised debates and his appeal to voters dissatisfied with the two major parties caused a shake-up in the race, but his support ultimately waned, and Bush and Clinton re-solidified their positions as the top contenders.
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