Reform Party Candidates Are Not Spoilers
Sunday, April 23, 2023
The Democrats and Republicans, as well as some talking heads in the media and advocacy groups, frequently refer to independent candidates as “spoilers.” Calling a candidate a “spoiler” is a way for Democrats and Republicans to: Attack political competition and label challenges to their power as a threat to Democracy. Shift the blame for not
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How To Run for the Virginia General Assembly
Tuesday, March 07, 2023
Candidate qualifications for the Virginia House of Delegates and the Senate Ballot Access Requirements for the November 7, 2023 Virginia House of Delegates and Senate of Virginia General Election are straight-forward for independent or Reform Party-aligned candidates. If you want to run for office, you need to be a declared candidate and have all your
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Remembering Ross Perot and Thinking of A Brighter Future
Saturday, July 09, 2022
Three years ago today, the nation lost a great man. H. Ross Perot, an entrepreneur, a businessman, a philanthropist, dedicated husband and father, and founder of the Reform Party, passed away on July 9th, 2019. Ross Perot was a visionary. He saw the growing political division in America and a political class that was listening
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What happens after the tragedy at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas?
Friday, May 27, 2022
We can all agree that every incident of a mass shooting is a horrific and terrible tragedy. But how do we reach more of a national consensus on what we do next? How do we address the problem? What quantifiable solutions exist? And if there are none, what must we do to find them?
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Consumer Prices Rose by 8.5% in March; Supplier Prices up 11.2%
Thursday, April 14, 2022
Without any plan or action to reduce inflation, consumer prices – led by rising costs in food, energy and housing – rose by 8.5% in March. This is higher than expected and the highest since 1981. What’ more, the producer price index, which measures prices paid by wholesalers, rose 1.4% in March and 11.2% from
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Survey: 1 in 5 American Workers Out of Money Before Payday
Monday, April 04, 2022
In another sign the economic policies of Democrats and Republicans are failing Americans, a new survey released shows that 1 in 5 workers run out of money before their next paycheck. In fact, data based on a poll of 3,000 shows that 20% frequently run out of money between paychecks, which is up from 15%
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Alistair Watson Elected as Reform Party Mid-Atlantic Representative
Thursday, March 10, 2022
Alistair Watson, current Secretary and co-Treasurer for the Reform Party of Virginia, has been elected to serve on the Reform Party National Committee as the Mid-Atlantic Representative. Watson was born in raised in Arlington, VA, and attended college in the state. He believes that the only way to solve our issues is through another party
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Reform Party of Virginia Response to the 2022 State of the Union
Tuesday, March 01, 2022
I’m Michael Hackmer, Chairman of the Reform Party of Virginia. In this space, I will deliver a Reform Party of Virginia response to the President’s State of the Union. Before I do, I want to take a moment to speak about the violent war Russia has unleashed in Europe against Ukraine, and the courageous Ukrainians
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