The Reform Party, once championed by Ross Perot, was a real player in presidential politics for the 1996 election, although Perot may have had more of an influence with his 1992 independent effort.

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Last Fall, Florida voters narrowly failed to adopt Amendment 3, a measure which would have created a statewide system of open-primary elections. The amendment won 57% of the vote, three points… ...

Answering reader questions about the obstacles and opportunities for new parties like the one formed by Elon Musk.

The United States needs a strong and vibrant Republican Party. To make a more coherent case for how it would solve the country’s problems, the party will have to clarify its foreign policy focus.