Why did the independent candidate, Texas billionaire Ross Perot, lose significance over the course of the 1996 presidential election?

A) He got caught in a compromising position with a White House intern.
B) He got entangled in a scandal surrounding his campaign donations.
C) He got no longer afford to run a first-rate campaign.
D) His key issue - the deficit - faded with Clinton's realistic balanced budget.

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Amber Scarbrough · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : D, Explanation :  Ross Perot's key issue during his presidential campaigns was the national deficit. By the 1996 election, President Bill Clinton had introduced a plan for a balanced budget, which addressed concerns about the deficit. This made Perot's central campaign issue less urgent to voters, diminishing his significance in the election.

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