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Meet 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Rocky De La Fuente

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Rocky De La Fuente

Donald Trump was considered untouchable on his way to winning the nomination to represent the Republican Party in the 2016 election -- until establishment forces let go an unrelenting assault on his candidacy.

Now there's talk of revolution at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this summer, where the votes of superdelegates, or party loyalists, get the last word on who moves forward. The Trump campaign is warning against it.

The tone isn't a whole lot different on the other side.

This past week, Sanders supporters established a "superdelegate hit list" to use against superdelegates who plan to vote for Clinton in states where Sanders took the popular vote. Sanders and Clinton questioned each other's qualifications to be president, and New York Times op-ed writer and Nobel winner Paul Krugman, accused Sanders of sounding a lot like one of his stalwart "Bernie Bros."

If you're tired of all of it, you can always vote for Democratic presidential candidate Rocque "Rocky" De La Fuente for president. If you don't know who he is, tune in.

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  • Rocque "Rocky" De La Fuente - Businessman and developer and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate

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Colin McEnroe and Chion Wolf contributed to this show. 

Betsy started as an intern at WNPR in 2011 after earning a Master's Degree in American and Museum Studies from Trinity College. She served as the Senior Producer for 'The Colin McEnroe Show' for several years before stepping down in 2021 and returning to her previous career as a registered nurse. She still produces shows with Colin and the team when her schedule allows.

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