Reform Party Meets; Perot Mum on 2000
From Times Wire Reports
The Reform Party, born of Ross Perot’s maverick campaign for the White House, gathered in Atlanta for its second national convention, with some delegates hoping President Clinton’s problems will give their struggling movement a boost. Perot won 19% of the 1992 presidential vote, but fell to just 8% in 1996. Political scientist Steven Schier said backlash against the Clinton scandal and partisanship in Washington could help a third party lure “people who are fed up with politics as usual.”
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