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The Last Man Standing — Rocky vows to fight on against Trump following Weld’s withdrawal

The Last Man Standing — Rocky vows to fight on against Trump following Weld’s withdrawal

Contrary to national media reports that former Massachusetts governor William Weld’s withdrawal from the race for the Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday leaves President Trump without opposition within his own party, California real estate developer Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente vowed on Thursday to remain […]

by · March 20, 2020 · 4 comments ·
Like Teddy Roosevelt, Trump Challenger Rocky De La Fuente Considers Bolting the GOP for a Third-Party Candidacy

Like Teddy Roosevelt, Trump Challenger Rocky De La Fuente Considers Bolting the GOP for a Third-Party Candidacy

Reminiscent of Teddy Roosevelt, the bigger-than-life former president who famously snorted and thundered against the duopoly after was he was unfairly denied his party’s presidential nomination in 1912, Trump challenger Rocky De La Fuente is reportedly seriously considering mounting a bid for the Libertarian Party’s […]

by · December 31, 2019 · 7 comments ·
Michigan Secretary of State Excludes Rocky De La Fuente from GOP Primary Ballot, Yet Places a Candidate Who Only Raised $5 in the Last Quarter on the Democratic Ballot

Michigan Secretary of State Excludes Rocky De La Fuente from GOP Primary Ballot, Yet Places a Candidate Who Only Raised $5 in the Last Quarter on the Democratic Ballot

Talk about outrageous. On Friday, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson issued a list of presidential candidates whose names will appear on the state’s primary ballot. The list included eighteen Democratic candidates and four Republicans. The four Republicans are President Trump and challengers William Weld, […]

by · November 9, 2019 · 1 comment ·
Trump GOP primary challenger Rocky De La Fuente files federal lawsuit against California’s new presidential tax return law

Trump GOP primary challenger Rocky De La Fuente files federal lawsuit against California’s new presidential tax return law

San Diego businessman Rocky De La Fuente, one of only two prominent challengers to President Trump in the 2020 Republican presidential primaries, filed suit in federal district court on Tuesday challenging California’s new law requiring presidential candidates to release their federal income tax returns for […]

by · July 31, 2019 · 0 comments ·
Rocky De La Fuente Fights for Write-In Status in California

Rocky De La Fuente Fights for Write-In Status in California

The Reform Party’s Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente, whose name will appear on the ballot in twenty states on Tuesday and is waging write-in campaigns in more than a dozen other states, filed an emergency writ of mandamus against California’s Secretary of State late yesterday demanding […]

by · November 5, 2016 · 1 comment ·
Republican Rocky De La Fuente could be a giant-slayer in California's U.S. Senate race this autumn.

Vowing to Fight On, Reform Party Candidate Promises to ‘Restore Democracy’

ORLANDO — Fresh from a 61,000-vote showing in last week’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary in Florida, the colorful “Rocky” Roque De La Fuente has turned his attention to his fledgling third-party bid for the White House — a contest in which the determined political outsider […]

by · September 6, 2016 · 2 comments ·
Eight Parties Qualify for Ballot Lines in New York State

Eight Parties Qualify for Ballot Lines in New York State

The results from yesterday’s governor’s race in New York were never really in doubt, incumbent Democrat Andrew Cuomo seemed like a lock from the very start.  The big question was how well would some of the state’s minor parties fare?  Today, we think we have […]

by · November 5, 2014 · 1 comment ·
Rent Party Gets Evicted From New York Ballot

Rent Party Gets Evicted From New York Ballot

The petition that placed the Rent is 2 Damn High Party on the New York ballot for Governor has been held as invalid, according to a report from Ballot Access News. The state also removed the Life & Justice candidate Michael J. Carey. Jimmy McMillan, […]

by · September 28, 2014 · 0 comments ·
Libertarian to Appeal Ruling Allowing GOP Substitution in Nebraska

Libertarian to Appeal Ruling Allowing GOP Substitution in Nebraska

Mark Elworth, Jr., of Omaha, the Libertarian Party’s candidate for governor, said that he plans to appeal a recent ruling allowing the GOP to substitute its candidate for lieutenant governor in Nebraska’s gubernatorial election. On Wednesday, Lancaster County District Judge Lori Maret dismissed Elworth’s lawsuit […]

by · September 19, 2014 · 0 comments ·
Kansas Court Allows Democrat to Remove Name from Ballot

Kansas Court Allows Democrat to Remove Name from Ballot

A major win today for independent U.S. Senate candidate Greg Orman, as Kansas’ Supreme Court has ruled that the Democratic nominee may remove his name from the November ballot. Democrat Chad Taylor, who ended his bid for the Senate seat a few weeks ago, had […]

by · September 18, 2014 · 0 comments ·