Republican Evan McMullin to launch independent bid for presidency

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    Evan McMullin, the former chief policy director for Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives, will offer discontented members of his party an option this November by launching an independent, conservative bid for president.

    “In a year where Americans have lost faith in the candidates of both major parties, it’s time for a generation of new leadership to step up," McMullin said in a statement to ABC News. "It’s never too late to do the right thing, and America deserves much better than either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton can offer us. I humbly offer myself as a leader who can give millions of disaffected Americans a conservative choice for President.”


    Citing “multiple sources” in a series of posts to Twitter, MSNBC host Joe Scarborough was the first to announce McMullin's bid. He said McMullin will kick off his campaign Monday and has “the backing of key $$ contributors in the Republican Party.”


    http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/evan-mcmullin-2016-presidential-run-226784
     
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    Can we start calling him McMuffin? I hear he's going to be a scrappy candidate.

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    Why do you hate America?
     
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    He just does.

    He also wants to repeal the bill of rights.
     
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    I know, I saw it on a youtube video.
     
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    So, don't we already have a Libertarian ticket to address the frustrated-and-ready-to-choose-a-futile-candidate crowd like me? How many choices do we need to throw away our votes?

    And, where's some Democrat who's willing to run an independent campaign to try to stop the corrupt Clinton machine? Shall we hold our breaths?
     
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    McMuffin is a GOP insider, I think this is more about building relationships with big money donors for a real run in 4 years while getting a little name recognition going.
     
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    Probably, that and trying to derail the Trump Express in order to save the world from evil darkness. Well, leave it in the hands of a lesser form of evil darkness.
     
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    Hmm, this guy currently works for the House GOP? I wonder if this is Ryan's way of sticking his finger in Trump's eye.

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    This is the guy the GOP elite who hate Trump are going to put in the game, sort of Jeb Bush's replacement in case of emergency....ex CIA...connected. If he gets to be in the debates and Gary Johnson doesn't, it'll piss me off.
     
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    If anything it could help Clinton by splitting Republican vote in some of the Western states.
    Frankly, he's another boring old white dude with no real program, just "I'm not Trump or Clinton". What is his platform?
     
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    He's 40 but probably boring
     
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    Says he worked for CIA but he looks more KGB to me.

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    The polls already reflect a split of republican voters.

    If anything, it gives #neverTrump republicans an alternative to Hiliar.
     
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