2000 Reform Party presidential primaries
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First place by first-instance vote
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Following
The party's 2000 candidates received a great deal of media attention, particularly after a dispute at the party's national convention in Long Beach, California led to a schism and the formation of a rebel faction. Supporters of physicist John Hagelin refused to accept Pat Buchanan as the party's chairman, and staged a walk-out, which was broadcast live on television.
Ultimately, a court decided Buchanan was the party's nominee, however, the drama surrounding the convention is often credited with leading to the downfall of the Reform Party. Ross Perot, Jesse Ventura, Pat Buchanan, Donald Trump, and other high-profile party members ultimately left the party after the 2000 election.
The campaign
Buchanan enters race
During the 1992 Republican Presidential Primaries, commentator
Reform Party member
At the time Buchanan entered the race, the Reform Party was engulfed in a feud between the supporters of Ross Perot and newly elected
On November 12, 1999 Fulani formally endorsed Buchanan, saying: "We are going to integrate that peasant army of his. We are going to bring black folks, Latino folks, gay folks and liberal folks into that army...I'm going to take Pat Buchanan to 125th Street in Harlem. We are going to have lunch at Sylvia's. I am going to take him to speak at Reverend Sharpton's National Action Network."[4] Fulani became Buchanan's campaign co-chair.
At the same time, the Buchanan campaign began to gain support among white nationalists.[5][6] He gained the endorsement of former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke, who quit the Republican Party and joined the Reform Party to assist Buchanan's campaign.[7] Almost all white nationalists left the Reform Party following the campaign; in 2004 the party nominated Lebanese-American Ralph Nader as its presidential candidate.
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Supporters of the
On October 19, 1999, Donald Trump announced he would file to appear on the
Schism
Physicist John Hagelin also entered the race for the Reform Party nomination. Hagelin had run for president in both 1992 and 1996 on the Natural Law Party ticket.
During his 2000 campaign, Hagelin appeared on ABC's
In July it was announced that Hagelin and Buchanan would be the only two candidates on the primary ballot.[21] Supporters of Hagelin later charged the results of the party's open primary, which favored Buchanan by a wide margin, were "tainted." Buchanan countered that Russ Verney had allowed the Hagelin campaign to mail a "Stop Buchanan" pamphlet using official "Reform Party" envelopes.[22]
Much to the dismay of many Reform Party members, it became clear that the Hagelin campaign intended to merge the Natural Law Party, which was based on the teachings of
The animosity between the two campaigns reached a breaking point at the party's convention in Long Beach, California.[24] Buchanan supporters blocked Hagelin and his delegates from entering the convention.[25] Hagelin's supporters declared the convention illegitimate, and announced their own rival convention nearby, where they endorsed John Hagelin as their presidential candidate.[26]
With two individuals both claiming to be the Reform Party candidate, a court would have to determine who would be permitted to appear on the ballot and receive the $12.5 million in matching funds.
Results of the Mail-In Primary by State
States won by Pat Buchanan |
States won by John Hagelin |
Pat Buchanan | John Hagelin | Margin | State Total | |||||
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State | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | |
Alabama | 222 | 79.29 | 58 | 20.71 | 164 | 58.58 | 280 | AL |
Alaska | 549 | 79.80 | 139 | 20.20 | 410 | 59.60 | 688 | AK |
Arizona | 1,042 | 72.77 | 390 | 27.23 | 652 | 45.54 | 1,432 | AZ |
Arkansas | 347 | 80.70 | 83 | 19.30 | 264 | 61.40 | 430 | AR |
California | 8,166 | 51.95 | 7,554 | 48.05 | 612 | 3.90 | 15,720 | CA |
Colorado | 571 | 43.69 | 736 | 56.31 | โ165 | โ12.62 | 1,307 | CO |
Connecticut | 557 | 63.44 | 321 | 36.56 | 236 | 26.88 | 878 | CT |
Delaware | 125 | 73.10 | 46 | 26.90 | 79 | 46.20 | 171 | DE |
D.C. | 78 | 59.09 | 54 | 40.91 | 24 | 18.18 | 132 | DC |
Florida | 2,806 | 63.93 | 1,583 | 36.07 | 1,223 | 27.86 | 4,389 | FL |
Georgia | 807 | 73.03 | 298 | 26.97 | 509 | 46.06 | 1,105 | GA |
Hawaii | 67 | 35.08 | 124 | 64.92 | โ57 | โ29.84 | 191 | HI |
Idaho | 289 | 73.35 | 105 | 26.65 | 184 | 46.70 | 394 | ID |
Illinois | 1,896 | 79.26 | 496 | 20.74 | 1,400 | 58.52 | 2,392 | IL |
Indiana | 931 | 77.39 | 272 | 22.61 | 659 | 54.78 | 1,203 | IN |
Iowa | 1,192 | 50.90 | 1,150 | 49.10 | 42 | 1.80 | 2,342 | IA |
Kansas | 663 | 69.21 | 295 | 30.79 | 368 | 38.42 | 958 | KS |
Kentucky | 571 | 66.24 | 291 | 33.76 | 280 | 32.48 | 862 | KY |
Louisiana | 472 | 81.66 | 106 | 18.34 | 366 | 63.32 | 578 | LA |
Maine | 284 | 58.32 | 203 | 41.68 | 81 | 16.64 | 487 | ME |
Maryland | 710 | 54.64 | 369 | 45.36 | 52 | 9.28 | 560 | MD |
Massachusetts | 353 | 59.03 | 245 | 40.97 | 108 | 18.06 | 598 | MA |
Michigan | 726 | 71.04 | 296 | 28.96 | 430 | 42.08 | 1,022 | MI |
Minnesota | 281 | 41.51 | 396 | 58.49 | โ115 | โ16.98 | 677 | MN |
Mississippi | 63 | 80.77 | 15 | 19.23 | 48 | 61.54 | 78 | MS |
Missouri | 401 | 72.25 | 154 | 27.75 | 247 | 44.50 | 555 | MO |
Montana | 137 | 60.62 | 89 | 39.38 | 48 | 21.24 | 226 | MT |
Nebraska | 111 | 60.99 | 71 | 39.01 | 40 | 21.98 | 182 | NE |
Nevada | 235 | 72.53 | 89 | 27.47 | 146 | 45.06 | 324 | NV |
New Hampshire | 173 | 65.53 | 91 | 34.47 | 82 | 31.06 | 264 | NH |
New Jersey | 455 | 75.71 | 146 | 24.29 | 309 | 51.42 | 601 | NJ |
New Mexico | 123 | 53.02 | 109 | 46.98 | 14 | 6.04 | 232 | NM |
New York | 794 | 69.10 | 355 | 30.90 | 439 | 38.20 | 1,149 | NY |
North Carolina | 458 | 61.39 | 288 | 38.61 | 170 | 22.78 | 746 | NC |
North Dakota | 136 | 63.85 | 77 | 36.15 | 59 | 27.70 | 213 | ND |
Ohio | 1,059 | 74.32 | 366 | 25.68 | 693 | 48.64 | 1,425 | OH |
Oklahoma | 1,237 | 70.36 | 521 | 29.64 | 521 | 40.72 | 1,758 | OK |
Oregon | 269 | 65.61 | 141 | 34.39 | 128 | 31.22 | 410 | OR |
Pennsylvania | 752 | 70.94 | 308 | 29.06 | 444 | 41.88 | 1,060 | PA |
Rhode Island | 47 | 69.12 | 21 | 30.88 | 26 | 38.24 | 68 | RI |
South Carolina | 552 | 67.15 | 270 | 32.85 | 282 | 34.30 | 822 | SC |
South Dakota | 69 | 68.32 | 32 | 31.68 | 37 | 36.64 | 101 | SD |
Tennessee | 187 | 76.02 | 59 | 23.98 | 128 | 52.04 | 246 | TN |
Texas | 1,877 | 72.70 | 705 | 27.30 | 1,172 | 45.40 | 2,582 | TX |
Utah | 88 | 59.86 | 59 | 40.14 | 29 | 19.72 | 147 | UT |
Vermont | 31 | 65.96 | 16 | 34.04 | 15 | 31.92 | 47 | VT |
Virginia | 239 | 66.76 | 119 | 33.24 | 120 | 33.52 | 358 | VA |
Washington | 272 | 68.86 | 123 | 31.14 | 149 | 37.72 | 395 | WA |
West Virginia | 78 | 72.22 | 30 | 27.78 | 48 | 44.44 | 108 | WV |
Wisconsin | 417 | 71.16 | 169 | 28.84 | 248 | 42.32 | 586 | WI |
Wyoming | 254 | 55.46 | 204 | 44.54 | 50 | 10.92 | 458 | WY |
TOTALS: | 32,145 | 65.25 | 17,121 | 34.75 | 15,024 | 30.50 | 49,266 | US |
Post-Convention
Ultimately, when the
As his running mate, Buchanan chose
On November 2, party founder Ross Perot endorsed Republican George W. Bush for president.[29]
The Reform Party never recovered from the 2000 fiasco. Many longtime members departed, the party's funds were depleted, and its reputation severely tarnished. On
Candidates
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Physicist John Hagelin of Iowa
Declined to run
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Former Congressman John B. Anderson of Illinois
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