The Reform party can't just be a small club of political activists. It has to become a major party. Goldman adds that he was pleased by two items he heard in Buchanan's speech, which indicate to him that Buchanan is coming around to the Reform Party and not the other way around. One was Buchanan's opposition to political soft money. Social issues, after all, aren't the point.
Political reform is.
But in a way, that's the point of Reform party, to bring together divergent Americans to engage in the process of reshaping the political culture so we can have a meaningful debate and dialogue. And that debate is going to go forward. I will be evaluating Mr. Buchanan's candidacy in terms of his agenda for political reform. Stewart notes that she's the county chair for none other than Donald Trump, who today was likewise scheduled to change his party registration to Reform in anticipation of a presidential run. There has been no move to organize in the states, no offer to assist the party in securing ballot status and no declaration of candidacy.