Could the Reform Party have survived?

Could the Reform Party have managed to consolidate and remain (become) ideologically consistent, and at least stay powerful as a third party? Could it have avoided to become a place that was torn apart by personalities such as Perot, Buchanan, and Ventura? And what would it have stood for?

I originally thought that this would prevent the U.S. Taxpayer's Party, which became the Constitution Party, to form. But on second thought, if the Reform Party remains Perotish, it wouldn't have satisfied the far right social conservatism and nativism of Pat Buchanan. So perhaps Pat would have migrated to the Constitution Party.
 

Jasen777

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It needed a longer run by Perot at the top. Not running for president, but maintaining control of the party. It could be the top third party.
 
How'd you think it would go? My guess is that if Perot remains in charge, the Reform Party might become known as the "Independent" party (actually, he wanted it to be named that originally but couldn't because of registration protocols), and becomes the place for centrists, moderates, and fiscal responsibility wishers to go to. Pat Buchanan tries to take it over but fails, and goes to the Constitution Party- which, in OTL, was pretty much created to serve as his vehicle anyways. Ventura either becomes a champion of the Perot Reform Party, bringing a libertarian slant to it, or he leaves for the actual Libs. In the 2000s, people such as Schwarzenegger and Bloomberg will be seen as "Reform Republicans", always rumored to be jumping to the third party if they lose a nomination.
 
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