In most other respects the three political parties generally agree with each other. They each have a slightly different idea about how to achieve these goals. The party platform aside, two of the most visible members of the Reform party, Pat Buchanan and Jesse Ventura could hardly be more politically different. The platform does offer a welcome to people of many different views even though the political content is pretty bland. Although the Reform Party is an alternative to the Republican and Democrat parties, it is kind of like having a new pizza restaurant move to town.
Pizza is mainstream.
Another pizza store hardly challenges cultural paradigms. The Reform party is not an alternative to the party politics that pervades western culture. Within the structure of politics, they do not take an alternative cultural position. The Reform party is trying to appeal to the mainstream so they must hold mainstream views. This is as it should be, I suppose, since the elected officials should represent the majority's opinions and ideas.