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[FONT=&quot]Key players in the GOP’s anti-Trump movement are preparing to launch an independent presidential campaign for Evan McMullin — a CIA veteran and the chief policy director of the House Republican conference — sources close to the effort told BuzzFeed News.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Veteran Republican strategist Rick Wilson, a Florida-based media consultant and outspoken Trump critic, is expected to be involved in McMullin’s campaign. Sources said Wilson was in Washington on Sunday meeting with members of McMullin’s prospective campaign — which includes some who were involved in a group called Better for America, which has been pushing an independent presidential bid.
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[FONT=&quot]McMullin did not immediately respond to requests for comment from BuzzFeed News. He would make for an unlikely presidential candidate. He has never held elective office before and has spent most of his career as a CIA officer, according to his LinkedIn page. Young and unmarried, McMullin received an MBA at Wharton in 2011, and after a stint at Goldman Sachs, went to work as a policy wonk on Capitol Hill.
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A little to late to gain significant ground, but I'm sure McMullin will take some support away from Trump. [/FONT]
 
The deadline for appearing on the ballot has already passed in most states.

Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

And he's likely to miss the deadline in a few more as well with an August 10 deadline: Alaska(3005 signatures), Colorado(5000), Connecticut(7500), Hawaii(4347), New Hampshire(3000), Ohio(5000).

He could maybe affect the race a bit in Utah, where Trump and Clinton are reviled, but Johnson is a poor fit because of his social issues.
 
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The deadline for appearing on the ballot has already passed in most states.

Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

And he's likely to miss the deadline in a few more as well with an August 10 deadline: Alaska(3005 signatures), Colorado(5000), Connecticut(7500), Hawaii(4347), New Hampshire(3000), Ohio(5000).

He could maybe affect the race a bit in Utah, where Trump and Clinton are reviled, but Johnson is a poor fit because of his social issues.
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Don't know how you know that, but I'm impressed. ;)
 
MaggieD said:
Don't know how you know that, but I'm impressed. ;)
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It was widely reported on this forum that the ballot deadlines start in May. So May was the final month for the Nevertrumpers to either put up or shut up. Instead they're just so widely incompetent that they were slow. I bet these idiots think they can just put their names in a hate and automatically be put on the ballot. No doubt this idiocy was spearheaded by William Kristol. He's the only person I can think of incompetent enough to officially announce an opposition run this late in the game.
 
TheDemSocialist said:
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A little to late to gain significant ground, but I'm sure McMullin will take some support away from Trump. [/FONT]
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I'm really doubtful. Zero name recognition, zero ability to get out there, the deadline has already passed for many states, he won't get into the debates, most disaffected Republicans have already settled in to either vote for Johnson, Castle, or a write-in.....


What is the purpose of this?
 
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