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In 1996, Buchanan sought the Republican nomination again and pulled an upset victory in the [[New Hampshire]] primary.  However, after [[Bob Dole]] emerged as the clear favorite after the [[Super Tuesday]] primaries, Buchanan suspended his campaign.

In 1996, Buchanan sought the Republican nomination again and pulled an upset victory in the [[New Hampshire]] primary.  However, after [[Bob Dole]] emerged as the clear favorite after the [[Super Tuesday]] primaries, Buchanan suspended his campaign.

In 2000, Buchanan left the Republican Party and announced his intention to seek the [[Reform Party]] nomination for President.  He easily won the Reform Party nomination over his main rival for the nomination, [[John Hagelin]], but carried only about 1/4 of 1% of the votes in the general election, coming in fourth place behind [[George W. Bush]], [[Al Gore]], and [[Ralph Nader]].  Ironically, however, the placement of his name on the [[butterfly ballot]] in Palm Beach County, [[Florida]], probably provided [[George W. Bush]] with his margin of victory due to [[Democratic]] voters mistakenly selecting Pat Buchanan.

In 2000, Buchanan left the Republican Party and announced his intention to seek the [[Reform Party]] nomination for President.  He easily won the Reform Party nomination over rivals such as [[John Hagelin]] and [[Donald Trump]], the latter who smeared Buchanan as a "[[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] lover" during the campaign.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/1329412/trump-apologized-to-pat-buchanan-for-calling-him-an-anti-semite-who-doesnt-like-the-blacks/</ref> but carried only about 1/4 of 1% of the votes in the general election, coming in fourth place behind [[George W. Bush]], [[Al Gore]], and [[Ralph Nader]].  Ironically, however, the placement of his name on the [[butterfly ballot]] in Palm Beach County, [[Florida]], probably provided [[George W. Bush]] with his margin of victory due to [[Democratic]] voters mistakenly selecting Pat Buchanan.

==Later life==

==Later life==

Buchanan supported the successful presidential campaign of [[Donald Trump]], who ran on the same views that Buchanan had run on 20 years earlier.<ref name="Alberta">Alberta, Tim (2017). [https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/04/22/pat-buchanan-trump-president-history-profile-215042 ‘The Ideas Made It, But I Didn’t’]. ''Politico Magazine'' (May/June 2017 edition). Retrieved April 22, 2017.</ref> Despite being advanced in age, Buchanan continued to be very mentally competent.<ref name="Alberta"/>

Buchanan supported the successful presidential campaign of Donald Trump, who this time ran on ideas very similar to Buchanan's.<ref name="Alberta">Alberta, Tim (2017). [https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/04/22/pat-buchanan-trump-president-history-profile-215042 ‘The Ideas Made It, But I Didn’t’]. ''Politico Magazine'' (May/June 2017 edition). Retrieved April 22, 2017.</ref> By this point they had patched things up, with Trump having apologized to Buchanan for his smears back in 2011. <ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/1329412/trump-apologized-to-pat-buchanan-for-calling-him-an-anti-semite-who-doesnt-like-the-blacks/</ref>Despite being advanced in age, Buchanan continued to be very mentally competent.<ref name="Alberta"/>

==Political Positions==

==Political Positions==