In 2000, Ralph Nader attracted twice the votes that Ross Perot got in 1992.

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There are a few reasons why this statement is false. Firstly, during the 1992 presidential election, Ross Perot ran as an independent candidate and received 18.9% of the popular vote, which translates to just over 19 million votes. So for Ralph Nader, who ran as the Green Party candidate in the 2000 election, to attract twice that amount of votes, he would have had to receive at least 38 million votes. However, Nader received just over 2.8 million votes in the 2000 election, which is less than 15% of what Perot received in 1992. Therefore, Ralph Nader did not attract twice the votes that Ross Perot got in 1992.

In 2000, Ralph Nader Attracted Twice the Votes That Ross