U.S. presidential primaries, 2000

This article discusses the primary elections to nominate candidates for the 2000 U.S. presidential election.

Reform Party primary

In the 1996 election, the Reform party had nominated Ross Perot for president, and Pat Buchanan had run for and lost the nomination of the Republican Party.

Related Topics:
The 1996 election - Reform party - Ross Perot - Pat Buchanan

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In the year 2000, Buchanan ran for the Reform Party nomination. A faction of Reform Party supporters therefore felt that Buchanan was hijacking their party, and countered by trying to nominate John Hagelin, the candidate for the United States Natural Law Party. The Reform Party convention ended with the Hagelin supporters walking out and conducting a parallel convention. Eventually, the results of a lawsuit decided that Buchanan's faction was the true Reform Party and thus entitled to public financing due to Perot's showing in the previous election.

Related Topics:
John Hagelin - United States Natural Law Party

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