Others claimed with equal fervor that Perot drew about the same number of votes from each major party and statistically had little or no impact on the outcome. Deciding between two major party candidates often becomes a Hobson's choice. It may be that neither really satisfies the voter's wishes and thus it becomes a question of which is the lesser evil. Either way, evil wins the election. This often is because voters want to be on the winning side.
Nobody likes to think they voted for a loser.
One wonders what happened to all the Reform Party voters after that election. Eventually one comes to the conclusion that winning has gained precedence over principle. This is clearly visible in the way law suits, political wrangles, sports contests, marital disputes and other adversarial confrontations are resolved. In virtually every human dispute, from war to sibling rivalry, any tactic is acceptable if it leads to winning. Ultimately, one must choose sides.