 At the Reform Party's 2008 national convention, Frank McEnulty of California, the 2008 presidential candidate of the New American Independent Party, was nominated to be Weill's vice-presidential running-mate.However, the party could not announce the results of the national convention on its website until October, due to a court order obtained by another faction of the party.The rebel faction also prevented Weill from appearing on the ballot in any of the states in which the party retained access, excluding Mississippi.