History of the Reform Party In 1992, with Americans disappointed in the policy options and candidate choices offered by the two traditional parties, a self-made Texas billionaire named Ross Perot spent over $60,000,000 of his own money to run for President as an independent. Much of that money was spent by his organization, "United We Stand America," to get Perot's name on the ballots in all 50 states. The candidate benefited from a demeanor that was unusually candid …
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…from one than from the other. The same speculation occurred in both 1992 and 1996, but most statistical analyses have not shown an advantage one way or the other. We in the Reform Party think too much time is wasted trying to figure that out. Our goal isn't to help or to hurt either of the two traditional parties. Our goal is to force both to change their ways by giving the American people an alternative choice.