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What if Donald Trump had run as the Reform Party nominee in 2000 with Lowell Weicker as his running mate?

The Reform Party was entitled to $12.5 million in Federal Matching Fund that year. I'm not sure how much of his own money he'd put in, but if he just matched that the campaign would have spent three times as much as Nader did in 2000 (Nader spent about $8,000,000).

I'm thinking Trump goes through with the candidacy thinking that if he performs similarly to Ross Perot in 1996, it'll be beneficial to his brand somehow.

Nader polled at a peak of 6% before dropping to 2.7% by the end of the campaign. Nader in the last month or so mostly campaigned in swing states too, where it'd be harder to farm for votes.

Trump polled at around 7% before the election, and I think he'd be far better at garnering media and attention for himself than Nader was.
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