I am not at all certain that if he hadn't gone looney tunes , quit and came back, he could have been elected in that first campaign. When he wigged out, most of his supporters and volunteers felt betrayed and were bitterly disappointed and didn't get back on board when he re-entered the race. Even with all that he got 19% of the vote which is amazing. Clinton won with a scant 43% of the vote.
Yep, you obviously remember it. I voted for him anyway, but the fire was gone. Just that even as a nut he was better then HW or Slick. But it was hard to be as ardent in supporting him.