Information: - The Mississippi River is the chief river of the largest drainage system on the North American continent. Flowing entirely in the United States (although its drainage basin reaches into Canada), it rises in northern Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains all or parts of 31 U.S. states and 2 Canadian provinces between the Rocky and Appalachian Mountains. The Mississippi ranks as the fourth longest and fifteenth largest river in the world by discharge. The river either borders or passes through the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. - Henry Ross Perot (born June 27, 1930), known as Ross Perot, is an American businessman best known for being an independent presidential candidate in 1992 and the Reform Party presidential candidate in 1996. - The Gulf of Mexico is an ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. The U.S. states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas border the Gulf on the north, which are often referred to as the "Third Coast" in comparison with the U.S. Atlantic and Pacific coasts, or sometimes the "south coast", in juxtaposition to the Great Lakes region being the "north coast." One of the gulf's seven main areas is the Gulf of Mexico basin. - Mississippi is a state in the southern region of the United States, with part of its southern border formed by the Gulf of Mexico. Its western border is formed by the Mississippi River. - The Mississippi Reform Party is the state party organization for Mississippi of the Reform Party of the United States of America . In the 1990s , Ted Weill founded the Independent Party of Mississippi . Weill received 13,861 votes in his bid for Senate . In 1997 , the Independent Party of Mississippi became the official state affiliate of the national Reform Party and renamed itself the Mississippi Reform Party . Following the 2000 election , Pat Buchanan 's supporters seized control of the party and affiliated with the America First Party , an extremely socially conservative party . Ryan Walters was the party 's chairman . Under the control of the America First Party , the Mississippi Reform Party championed the preservation of Mississippi 's state flag , defending it against accusations of racism and the demands that it be changed . Weill eventually regained control of the party , and in 2003 , Shawn O'Hara ran for governor on the party 's line . O'Hara is a controversial figure in Mississippi politics , and ultimately garnered 4,070 votes . In 2004 Weill was the front - runner for the Reform Party 's presidential nomination . Weill withdrew after he learned Ralph Nader was seeking the nomination , and ultimately endorsed his candidacy . In 2008 , Weill became the Reform Party presidential candidate . Due to a lawsuit , Weill only had a week to campaign , receiving only 481 votes . In 2012 , instead of placing on the ballot the national Reform Party 's candidate Andre Barnett , the Mississippi Reform Party nominated Barbara Dale Washer for President and Cathy L. Toole for Vice President . The ticket received 1,016 votes , or 0.08 % . Also , John Luke Panell , running for U.S. Congress in the 3rd congressional district , received 58,605 votes , or 19.98 % . Panell was the only challenger to incumbent Gregg Harper . - The Reform Party of the United States of America (RPUSA), generally known as the Reform Party USA or the Reform Party, is a political party in the United States, founded in 1995 by Ross Perot. Given the information, choose the subject and object entities that have the relation of 'instance of'.
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mississippi reform party , political party