Monthly Archives: October 2016

With Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton facing historically high unfavorable ratings from voters, four other presidential candidates on Florida’s ballot have a chance to influence history. No third-party candidate has won an electoral vote since George Wallace carried five southern states in 1968. But nominees of minor parties can be a factor in perennially close […]

New York is among the majority of states that counts presidential write-ins for candidates who filed a declaration of candidacy. The deadline for that was Tuesday, October 18. The State Board of Elections will post the list early next week. It still isn’t final, because declarations only had to be postmarked by October 18 and […]

While former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson has received the lion’s share of the mainstream media coverage provided to third-party candidates in this highly volatile and unpredictable presidential campaign — much of it making a complete fool of himself — several other independent and minor-party aspirants for the White House have struggled for even a […]

With national polls suggesting many voters believe one presidential candidate is too crass and the other too slippery, some may be looking for another option on their Nov. 8 ballot. In Washington, they have five. In Idaho, six. The differences between the two states’ electorates and their rules to qualify for the ballot mean that […]

Georgia this year required independent presidential candidates to file their 7,500 signatures by July 12. But the state also required such candidates to file the names of the presidential elector candidates by July 1. Rocky De La Fuente petitioned in Georgia and submitted 14,000 signatures by the July 12 deadline. But because he hadn’t turned […]

ORLANDO, FLORIDA, USA, October 18, 2016 /EINPresswire.com/ — For Immediate Release Rocky 2016 LLC Danielle De La Fuente 619-917-2077 [email protected] www.Rocky2016.com Presidential Candidate De La Fuente to Debate Trump and Clinton ORLANDO, Florida, October 18, 2016 – Presidential Candidate “Rocky” Roque De La Fuente will be participating in Wednesday night’s presidential debate along with Donald […]

While former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson has received the lion’s share of the mainstream media coverage provided to third-party candidates in this highly volatile and unpredictable presidential campaign — much of it making a complete fool of himself — several other independent and minor-party aspirants for the White House have struggled for even a […]

BOULDER, Colorado, October 18, 2016 – The Free and Equal Election Foundation will be holding its United We Stand Fest and the People’s Presidential Debate in Boulder on October 25th. Tickets for the event are free while they last and can be obtained here. The debate invites a broad spectrum of candidates to address issues […]

With national polls suggesting many voters believe one presidential candidate is too crass and the other too slippery, some may be looking for another option on their Nov. 8 ballot. In Washington, they have five. In Idaho, six. The differences between the two states’ electorates and their rules to qualify for the ballot mean that […]

Running mate: Michael Steinberg Party: Reform Party/American Delta Party Notable stance: The San Diego business mogul believes strongly in election reform. One of De La Fuente’s primary goals is to institute stronger term limits and creating what he believes to be a more honest election process. (via rocky2016.com) Memorable quote: “If they want a business […]