Ross Perot

On Tuesday, “H. Ross Perot, the colorful, self-made Texas billionaire who rose from a childhood of Depression-era poverty and twice mounted outsider campaigns for president” died of Leukemia. (AP News)

The left recognizes Perot’s similarities to Trump but highlights their very different temperaments.

“Both men convinced large numbers of Americans that it was better to have a successful business executive to solve the nation’s problems. Their pitch was that experience in the law, statecraft, diplomacy and government were irrelevant to seeking the highest office in the land — indeed such...