In a different Forbes blog, Rick Ferri (The Indexer) mentions the work by Brad Barber ( University of California at Davis), Emmanuel George ( Ross School of Business), Reuven Lehavy ( Ross School of Business), and Brett Trueman ( Anderson School of Management).

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George and Coach Ross corresponded back and forth for a week with Budd.

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After Chris Scannell missed a penalty, Liam Boyce and George McMullan netted for the Reds before Ross Arthur's 87th-minute reply for the home side.

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Ross Perot had 39 percent, President George HW Bush 31 percent, and Clinton just 25 percent.

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Others who have travelled the well-worn path include former Senator George Mitchell, retired Marine General Anthony Zinni and diplomats William Burns and Dennis Ross.

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George Bush senior won them in 1988, but lost them to Bill Clinton and Ross Perot in 1992.

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Reform Party founder Ross Perot's popularity jumped after he appeared alongside Democratic nominee Bill Clinton and President George Bush during the 1992 debates.

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