Davis and Hawkins discussed the formation of a Reform Party Club at Harvard earlier last fall, although they knew no one else who supported the movement.

"I have always been a life long Republican," Davis says. "But the Republicans, or the Democrats for that matter, weren't engaging in discussion of the issues important to this country."

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But while both Davis and Hawkins' disillusionment drew them to the Reform Party, the political infighting between Perot and Ventura factions over the last two months has forced them to question the party's credibility.

In February, Ventura left the party, citing organizational and leadership problems. In an open letter to the citizens of Minnesota, he wrote, "I have come to believe that the national Reform Party is hopelessly dysfunctional. It is unworthy of my support and the support of the American people."

Soon after, National Reform Party Chair Jack Gargan, a Ventura supporter, was ousted from his leadership position at a Tennessee meeting where scuffles broke out between members on the meeting floor. Gargan was replaced by Perot's former vice presidential running mate Pat Choate.

Moan says he believes the divisions have been blown out of proportion.

"Reports of our demise are greatly exaggerated," Moan says. "The infighting was more infrastructure than anything else."