🇺🇸 The 1992 Election Map — Then and Now It was the year Bill Clinton broke through as a young governor from Arkansas… George H.W. Bush was coming off the Gulf War with high approval ratings… and billionaire Ross Perot made history as the most successful third-party candidate in decades — earning nearly 19% of the popular vote. 🗳 Clinton won 370 electoral votes, flipping much of the South and Midwest blue for the first time in a generation. It marked the start of an eight-year run known as the

In 1992, Bush 41 Puked in the Japanese Prime Minister’s Lap. Why Didn’t the Media Freak Out?

George W. Bush reminds us why democracy needs a free press. George W. Bush made a point that’s worth pausing on: power can be addictive, and even well-meaning leaders can be changed by it. That’s why he says an independent media is essential to democracy. A free press holds power to account. It protects citizens, exposes wrongdoing, and keeps those in charge from drifting too far from the truth. Without that kind of accountability, trust turns into blind faith—and history shows where that leads.