Perot enthusiastically supported the war and indirectly, at least, aided Nixon through his company and its employees. Nixon's campaigns and who supported the Vietnam War. Roughly half of the respondents and of Perot's supporters also said they would be less likely to vote for a candidate who contributed to President Richard M. (EDS), which supplied computer services to federal and state agencies. Presented with a series of statements that described Perot or his views - but did not mention him by name - those questioned in the poll were asked if the statements made them more or less likely to vote for the hypothetical candidate.įor example, 65 percent of the respondents, and 53 percent of Perot's supporters, said they would be less likely to vote for a candidate who "made a fortune doing business with the federal government." Perot's wealth was built initially on Electronic Data Systems Corp. But four voters in 10 say they still don't know enough about Perot to have any opinion of him at all, and the poll indicated that some of the things Perot has said and done could hurt him over the long run - even with his own supporters.
The poll found Bush with the worst ratings of his presidency.īy almost every measure, Perot has improved his standing with the public over the last month, and more than twice as many registered voters have a favorable view of him as hold an unfavorable view.
Bill Clinton, and it portrayed an electorate at the point of exasperation with Washington.
The new poll showed Perot leading both Bush and Arkansas Gov. Ross Perot is riding dissatisfaction with President Bush's job performance and unhappiness with Congress to the top of the national polls, but the latest Washington Post-ABC News survey suggests that the Texas billionaire's popularity could fall as voters learn more about his views and his background.