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The Reform Party

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History
The Reform Party began in the 1992 Presidential Election when Ross Perot, a Texas billionaire of the oil industry decided to campaign for president. He hoped to give Americans a candidate alternative to the conventional Democratic and Republican picks—George Bush Sr. and Bill Clinton. Although Clinton emerged as the victor, Perot claimed 19% of the popular vote. Inspired by this starting wave of support, Perot’s followers established the Reform Party. Perot’s 8.5% of the popular vote in the 1996 election solidified the Reform movement as a legitimate political party.

Platform
As the name suggests, the Reform movement calls for economic and governmental reform. The party as a whole is discontented with the low ethical standards that the White House and Congress have sunk to. It aims to bolster public demand for a transparent Washington. Its primary objectives are to reform the campaign/election process, revamp the tax system, revise health care, Social Security, trade, and immigration. This party is designed to cater to voters who do not fully identify with the two major parties and seek an alternative to political monopolies.

Party Nominee
Ross Perot

Convention Site
Austin, Texas

Speech
Over these past 8 years we have had a president who has not listened to the people. He sustains an endless war that he claims to be winning. We are losing money, and now the economy is going down the drain. If the government is going to work, it needs change. Not the change that Obama wants, not the Change that McCain wants, we need to change the fundamentals of the government. The first change that needs to be made is to the people in our government. Morals are something that is needed to be part of the government, and that is missing. We need to raise the ethical standards that we hold for our Congress and White House. We need to pay of the national debt, and to do that we must reform the tax system. Along with the revision of the tax system, we must revise Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid because not enough Americans have healthcare, and we must protect what is most dear to our country. With the increase on immigration, we must find a way to employ the new Americans, while keeping the jobs of other Americans. This country needs major reform. Our system is failing, and needs to be overhauled to adjust for the new age.