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Ross Perot suspends his independent 1992 presidential campaign

On July 16, independent candidate Ross Perot abruptly announced he was suspending his presidential campaign and withdrawing from the race.

Perot's withdrawal temporarily altered the dynamics of the three-way contest that had been drawing significant support away from the major-party candidates and affected strategic calculations for the Bush re-election effort.

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