56 responses so far ↓

• 1 RedPhillips // Aug 9, 2012 at 9:43 pm

  Do we know anyone going to this? Would love some updates.

• 2 paulie // Aug 9, 2012 at 9:45 pm

  Darcy Richardson is running as of the last time I checked, I just put in a call to him.

  BTW it is Reform Party not Reformed Party – fixed it here.

  -p

• 3 Austin Cassidy // Aug 9, 2012 at 10:17 pm

  Was the party able to secure ballot access in any states? Seemed like they were talking big for a while, but have failed in NJ. Their Kansas affiliate went rogue and nominated Chuck Baldwin.

  And I thought they had Mississippi also, but I’m no longer sure about that one either.

  Will the candidate who gets nominated at this convention actually appear on any state ballots?

• 4 bruuno // Aug 9, 2012 at 11:17 pm

  #3- I am pretty sure they have ballot status in Louisiana and Florida (as well as MS but as you said I don’t know if they are on board).

• 5 Darryl W. Perry // Aug 10, 2012 at 1:31 am

  I’m fairly confident they can find $500 and 9 electors to appear on the ballot in Colorado, as well.

• 6 bruuno // Aug 10, 2012 at 5:52 am

  #5- Colorado deadline was earlier this week. Too late.

• 7 Reed E // Aug 10, 2012 at 8:11 am

  We have a Reform Party in Louisiana that is barely considered Active but because they have 1,400 registered voters, they have ballot access here.

• 8 paulie // Aug 10, 2012 at 8:22 am

  Talked to Darcy. He dropped out of Reform Party run. Hasn’t replied about whether he will attend the convention.

• 9 Nick // Aug 10, 2012 at 8:35 am

  @7 There is a Reform Party of Louisiana is on the ballot because they protected their ballot access by getting 6 percent of the vote in the Commissioner of Agriculture race in the last state wide race.

  @3 Louisiana and Florida, maybe Mississippi. The Kansas affilate has been rogue for years.

  We were sure going into the convention that we would have another caretaker candidate. We’re doing better thou as we’ve reorganized Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey in the last two years. We’re almost reorganized in North Carolina and may have an affilate party as early as sometime next year.

  We are also reorganized enough on the national level to have several new subcommittees including a Communications Committee.

  There’s a lot of things you all don’t see, and the Reform Party needs to issue more press releases about them. Personally I think we’ve missed a few chances when it comes to press releases.

• 10 Q // Aug 10, 2012 at 8:39 am

  So which candidates are still seeking the nomination?

• 11 Nick // Aug 10, 2012 at 8:43 am

  @10 Barnett, Ashby, Cross, McCormick, Whitley and maybe Jeff Richards.

  BTW I also forgot we have a new affilate in Arkansas.

• 12 Curt Boyd // Aug 10, 2012 at 9:07 am

  Who appears to be the favorite? I’m pretty sure Andre Barnett has been in the running since the beginning. A fresh face would benefit the party this time around, and could help things get going again.

• 13 Nick // Aug 10, 2012 at 9:12 am

  Barnett has been a favorite, but some people still see all the candidates as opportunists . A lot of these people will run for our nomination, but they aren’t Reform Party members and they’ve never done anything to advance the Reform Party.

  Jeff Richards has the advantage because he’s the chairman of the Nevada Reform Party…That is if he is running.

  So it could be between Richards and Barnett. I wouldn’t be suprised if either won.

  That being said anything can happen at a convention. One of the candidates could do something that sinks himself still.

• 14 Curt Boyd // Aug 10, 2012 at 9:26 am

  Thanks Nick…have a good convention. Keep us up to date!

• 15 Kyle Kneale // Aug 10, 2012 at 10:03 am

  Barnett is also seeking the Modern Whig Party nomination against TJ O’Hara and NOTA. Barnett will likely carry the nomination. Currently the Whigs do not have ballot access anywhere (to my knowledge).

• 16 Dennis // Aug 10, 2012 at 10:06 am

  I will be there. If anyone really is interested in updated you can follow me on Twitter, I will be Tweeting anything relevant. @ColorBlindDJ

  And we didn’t “fail” in NJ. We have three Congressional candidates. That is where we are focusing our resources.

• 17 Austin Cassidy // Aug 10, 2012 at 10:38 am

  #4 – With all due respect, I have $500 in my bank account, so you could say that I have ballot access in Louisiana and Florida as well.

  One state requires a fee and some electors, the other requires you file paperwork to organize a party. The party hasn’t successfully obtained any ballot lines that would require any major coordinated effort, petitioning, etc.

  #16 — I meant failed, as in failed to petition their presidential candidate onto the ballot.

• 18 bruuno // Aug 10, 2012 at 10:53 am

  #4- With all due respect but the Reform Party actually is on the ballot in those two states. You asked if they were on any ballots and I gave you an answer. You didn’t ask if they got on any tough ballot states

• 19 Steven Berson // Aug 10, 2012 at 11:39 am

  From my understanding they have ballot access in Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi – and according to Ballot Access news there is currently petitioning going on in Arkansas.

  Seems they have more candidates vying for their ticket than they have States for them to run in –
  http://reformparty.org/candidates/

• 20 Q // Aug 10, 2012 at 11:52 am

  Hasn’t the Arkansas deadline passed?

• 21 Nick // Aug 10, 2012 at 12:17 pm

  #20 yes

• 22 Q // Aug 10, 2012 at 12:21 pm

  Are there any other states Reform Party realistically hopes/expects to be on the ballot in for president this year?

• 23 Nick // Aug 10, 2012 at 12:22 pm

  #22 I am not sure. Since this is more state by state, I would have no knowledge of that information.

• 24 Nick // Aug 10, 2012 at 5:57 pm

  It has come to my attention that David Collison, Chairman of the Reform Party will be giving updates about the convention through the Reform Party National Committee Facebook page.

  For a link, click on my name.

• 25 NewFederalist // Aug 10, 2012 at 6:32 pm

  I am astounded that this thread has so many posts. The Reform Party will likely appear on less ballots than the Prohibition Party!

• 26 bruuno // Aug 10, 2012 at 7:04 pm

  Is the Prohibition Party on any ballots? I know the didn’t make Colorado.

• 27 NewFederalist // Aug 10, 2012 at 7:11 pm

  Earl Dodge is dead. There went Colorado!

• 28 bruuno // Aug 11, 2012 at 5:54 am

  They put the final nail in their coffin nominating Fellure over Hedges. That decision seriously baffled me. If they aren’t on any ballots it would be the first time in almost 150 years I believe.

• 29 Curt Boyd // Aug 11, 2012 at 8:15 am

  The Prohibition Party should be on in Mississippi, and maybe Florida…but I think that’s about it.

• 30 bruuno // Aug 11, 2012 at 9:16 am

  #29- I don’t think they got Party status in Florida. I could be wrong though because I know they have an active chapter there.

• 31 Curt Boyd // Aug 11, 2012 at 9:19 am

  @28 – I’m with you. Hedges was an elected official near my neck of the woods…I thought that would give him an advantage. They apparently missed Colorado because of the Dodge folks, who aren’t willing to help Fellure.

  Funny how this is a Reform Party thread and we’re talking about Prohibitionists!

• 32 paulie // Aug 11, 2012 at 9:53 am

  415-690-6352 if Reform, Prohibition, P & F etc want to get on in some easy states.

  I’m headed to work in Alabama, so side trips to Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana and Florida if they need help putting together a slate of electors, may be a possibility once again, as I did the same for BTP (TN, FL) and SPUSA (TN, LA) while working Alabama for Barr, Nader, and Baldwin four years ago.

  I have friends in other parts of the country if they want to try groupings of geographically adjacent relatively easy states elsewhere but I think that Southern grouping is the easiest, and that’s where I’ll be the next few weeks with a team of petitioners.

• 33 Nick // Aug 11, 2012 at 2:45 pm

  #32 I have fowarded this to David Collison.

• 34 NewFederalist // Aug 11, 2012 at 3:37 pm

  @31… why? In the grand scheme of things the Drys have had more impact on US politics than the Perotistas.

• 35 Curt Boyd // Aug 11, 2012 at 4:12 pm

  True New Fed, we still have the prohibition on drugs to deal with!

• 36 Curt Boyd // Aug 11, 2012 at 4:12 pm

  And little Reform to speak of!

• 37 NewFederalist // Aug 11, 2012 at 4:50 pm

  @35… right you are! Now is the time for the LP to step up and make an impact.

• 38 Lake, forwarding / presenting // Aug 11, 2012 at 5:16 pm

  Curt Boyd / Don Lake / Aug 11, 2012:

  Funny how this is a Reform Party thread and we’re talking about LP!

• 39 Darryl W. Perry // Aug 11, 2012 at 7:25 pm

  any word on who was nominated?

• 40 ReformParty Delegate // Aug 11, 2012 at 8:38 pm

  Debate was held today between three hopefuls. Vote will be held tomorrow morning.

• 41 Paulie // Aug 12, 2012 at 11:26 am

  Dennis DJ Mikolay ?@ColorBlindDJ

  @barnett4uspres receives #ReformParty nomination. Ken Cross is VP.

• 42 Paulie // Aug 12, 2012 at 11:27 am

  That’s fitness model Andre Barnett.

• 43 Dennis // Aug 12, 2012 at 4:07 pm

  I took what was likely the first picture of the RPUSA nominees together as official Presidential and VP candidate.

  http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/138/p1060626e.jpg/

• 44 William Saturn // Aug 12, 2012 at 4:17 pm

  Barnett is nearly impossible to contact. Last time I tried to e-mail him, I got a failed delivery notice.

• 45 clay // Aug 12, 2012 at 5:26 pm

  I’ve just become the first person to “like” Andre Barnett on facebook.

• 46 RedPhillips // Aug 12, 2012 at 6:21 pm

  re. picture:

  Dude, you just got nominated as a candidate for President of the United States. Put on a tie.

• 47 bruuno // Aug 12, 2012 at 7:05 pm

  Paul Ryan skipped on the tie too but I agree with you Red , a tie would be nice.

• 48 Ad Hoc // Aug 12, 2012 at 7:36 pm

  Ties are only good for one thing: suicide by hanging.

• 49 clay // Aug 12, 2012 at 8:47 pm

  I don’t think it’s expected of men to wear ties in nearly as many situations as it was expected say 25 years ago. I think over the coming decades ties are going to go more and more out of fashion in the work place. That said, if you’re running for president you should at minimum concede that you are aspiring to work in public life, and to be a gentleman, a politician (like it or not), and a professional person. If all those guys on C-Span wear ties the Reform Party candidate should wear a tie to the convention. An American Flag lapel pin would be a nice touch too. Being scrupulous in your appearance is way to demonstrate leadership. I think it’s actually extremely important in this arena.

• 50 Ad Hoc // Aug 12, 2012 at 9:25 pm

  I don’t think it’s expected of men to wear ties in nearly as many situations as it was expected say 25 years ago.

  A welcome and overdue development.

• 51 JamesT // Aug 13, 2012 at 9:34 am

  When are we gonna get a write-up about this? Also what’s their ballot access like?

• 52 Ad Hoc // Aug 13, 2012 at 10:01 am

  Maybe after the 9th or 10th article about the AIP?

• 53 Jed Siple // Aug 13, 2012 at 2:04 pm

  @51

  He’ll be on the ballot in Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Anything else is doubtful.

• 54 Ad Hoc // Aug 13, 2012 at 2:05 pm

  Mississippi is doubtful as well due to a faction fight.

• 55 ctomp // Aug 13, 2012 at 2:41 pm

  @54- Does anyone know what the fighting in Mississppi is over?

• 56 Ad Hoc // Aug 13, 2012 at 2:44 pm

  Not me, but apparently one of the factions is allegedly associated with the KKK and has been infiltrating/running as a variety of parties….but that could also be misinformation from the other faction.

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