 Following the debates , Perot did not campaign and was not seen on television until later in the week when ABC aired a 30 @-@ minute sequel to an autobiographical infomercial shown on October 17 . The spot cost Perot $ 370 @,@ 000 . CBS aired an infomercial on October 24 entitled The Ross Perot Nobody Knows , and two days later another was shown on ABC , preceding the kickoff of Monday Night Football , which cost $ 940 @,@ 000 . Perot hoped to better explain his earlier exit as Election Day neared . Reports circulated that a security official from the campaign had contacted the Dallas Police in August to urge them to perform a sting operation targeting Bush campaign adviser James Oberwetter , in response to allegations that Republicans planned to wiretap Perot 's office . Perot claimed during an interview with 60 Minutes that " Republican operatives " also threatened to disrupt his daughter 's wedding , which forced him to withdraw in July . He reported the story to the FBI , but no evidence of any wrongdoing was found . The New York Times argued that the story could help Perot with voters and his overall image by presenting him as a man " who was willing to give up his goal to protect his family " ; nevertheless , his lack of evidence drew criticism . 
