A resilient Roemer launches The Reform Project

Former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer may have lost his long-shot battle for the White House, but he’s not conceding any ground in his war against the corruptible forces of special interest groups and the politicians who succumb to them. Roemer has launched a new grassroots effort called The Reform Project. “I was a lousy candidate,” Roemer says—with a smile—in a new video he has posted online to explain his new project. Roemer opens the video by thanking those who supported his presidential run, which he ended on May 31. “We won something other than a political victory. We won a place at the table in a national debate, and we’re going to keep that alive,” Roemer says. “We’re going to highlight examples of institutional corruption. We’re going to highlight examples of where policy has gone wrong because the special interests bought it.” But, Roemer adds, The Reform Project will do more than “just talk about the money.” He says reapportionment, term limits and other reforms will also be central to the project’s concerns. Roemer plans to fund the project just as he did his presidential run: with small private donations. He didn’t accept more than $100 from a single source during his campaign, and he says the average contribution was less than $40. Regardless, he says, “If we can have 100,000 of you, we can change this country.” You can check out Roemer’s video to learn more about The Reform Project here.