http://dir.salon.com/topics/ross_perot/?source=rss&aim=ross_perot en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 12 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT By Michael Lind Tue, 12 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/12/social_security/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/12/social_security/index.html?source=rss You are about to be hit by another wave of disinformation about how Social Security is going broke and needs reforming (meaning, your benefits must be cut). It's not true. By Thomas Schaller Tue, 12 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/08/04/libertarian_west/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/08/04/libertarian_west/index.html?source=rss What these three seemingly unrelated pols have in common is an appeal concentrated in the West. By Joe Conason Tue, 12 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/06/22/bloomberg/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/06/22/bloomberg/index.html?source=rss The billionaire mayor of New York could easily fund a bid for the presidency. But what are his political convictions? By Walter Shapiro Tue, 12 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/12/bloomberg/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/12/bloomberg/index.html?source=rss He just quit the GOP and became an independent. But does America crave a sane version of Ross Perot with actual governing experience? By Michelle Goldberg Tue, 12 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/07/12/democrats/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/07/12/democrats/index.html?source=rss Deans, Greens and liberals say the party needs to scream the anti-Bush truth at the American people. New-Democratic centrists say Americans just aren't that left-leaning. The schism is wide, and it's going to get wider. By Anthony York Tue, 12 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/08/11/reform/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/08/11/reform/index.html?source=rss The short-lived marriage between Perot loyalists and Buchanan supporters is officially annulled at the Reform Party Convention. By Anthony York Tue, 12 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/08/10/reform/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/08/10/reform/index.html?source=rss The right-wingers and the Perot loyalists will battle it out all weekend at the Reform Party Convention, but the fight for the $12.6 million prize will likely end up in court. By Anthony York Tue, 12 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/06/30/reform/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/06/30/reform/index.html?source=rss As his boosters prepare to nominate him, he's keeping quiet on his plans. By Anthony York Tue, 12 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/06/30/perot/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/06/30/perot/index.html?source=rss The Texas billionaire cites "ethical concerns" in declining to seek the Reform Party presidential nomination. By Anthony York Tue, 12 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/06/28/perot/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/06/28/perot/index.html?source=rss By Saturday, it could be Ross vs. Pat Buchanan for the Reform Party nomination. By Jake Tapper Tue, 12 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/06/15/reform/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/06/15/reform/index.html?source=rss Pat Buchanan plows through another convention -- and takes no prisoners. By Anthony York Tue, 12 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/06/13/reform/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/06/13/reform/index.html?source=rss Reform leaders discuss canceling their convention as Perot-Buchanan forces trade insults, and the party prepares for its vote-by-mail presidential nomination. By James Hibberd Tue, 12 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/03/15/rockwell/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/03/15/rockwell/index.html?source=rss After his televised nuptial debacle, quasi-multimillionaire and erstwhile groom Rick Rockwell milks it -- for a lot less comedy than it's worth. By Micah L. Sifry Tue, 12 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/02/14/reform2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/02/14/reform2/index.html?source=rss By throwing Jesse Ventura's followers out of the Reform Party, Ross Perot's faction destroyed its chances of affecting this year's elections. By Micah L. Sifry Tue, 12 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/02/12/reform/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/02/12/reform/index.html?source=rss As he walks away from the Reform Party, Jesse Ventura not only undermines its likely nominee, Pat Buchanan, but fuels rumors of more surprise moves to come. By Alicia Montgomery Tue, 12 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/02/02/reform/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/02/02/reform/index.html?source=rss The split between Reform Party factions may be a harbinger of the return of Ross Perot. By Merle Kessler Tue, 12 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/01/24/trump/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/01/24/trump/index.html?source=rss The announcement comes as no surprise to longtime supporters. By David Corn Tue, 12 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/01/06/trump/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/01/06/trump/index.html?source=rss Maybe nobody's noticed it yet, but nominating sex-mad tycoon Donald Trump for president would violate the Reform Party's first principle -- not to mention, common sense. By Joe Conason Tue, 12 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/col/cona/1999/11/16/fulani/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/col/cona/1999/11/16/fulani/index.html?source=rss When Pat Buchanan made his unholy alliance with Lenora Fulani, it wasn't the "left" he embraced but a strange, secretive group of disrupters known as the "Newmanites." By Fred Branfman and David Weir Tue, 12 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/11/choate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/11/choate/index.html?source=rss Pat Choate, the man behind the strategy to craft a left-right-center coalition with Pat Buchanan out front, reveals the plan to seize the White House next year. By Joan Walsh Tue, 12 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/01/elpaso/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/01/elpaso/index.html?source=rss Has George W. Bush made his state's education system a model for the nation? By Jake Tapper Tue, 12 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/10/25/buchanan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/10/25/buchanan/index.html?source=rss Buchanan revamps his presidential campaign and image by joining the Reform Party and making "racial reconciliation" a pet issue. But just how warm and fuzzy can the new Pat be? By Amy Reiter Tue, 12 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/1999/10/04/nopersmon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/1999/10/04/nopersmon/index.html?source=rss Psychotic reactions to elephant dung; Jesse Ventura ups the ante; Mormon TV snips the naughty bits. Plus, Susan Lucci gets her gun. By Micah L. Sifry Tue, 12 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/10/04/trump/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/10/04/trump/index.html?source=rss The Donald needs to do some homework before opening his mouth. By Micah L. Sifry and Doug Ireland Tue, 12 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/09/25/trump/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/09/25/trump/index.html?source=rss While other parties talk about the Big Tent, the Reform Party constructs the Big Top.