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Former CIA Officer Evan McMullin to Launch Independent Presidential Bid
ABC News ^ | August 8, 2016 | SHUSHANNAH WALSHE

Posted on 08/08/2016 6:59:37 AM PDT by maggief

Evan McMullin, a former CIA counterterrorism operative, will run for president as a third-party conservative alternative to Donald Trump, the group backing the candidate told ABC News today.

The group, Better for America, has been working for months on trying to select a candidate and get on ballots throughout the country. In some states, like Texas, they will likely have to sue to get on the ballot. It's an extreme uphill climb, but they are confident McMullin, 40, can act as a disruptor who they hope can peel off some red states in a race where some Republicans are still resistant to Donald Trump.

McMullin’s candidacy, backed by some Republicans, shows how the “Never Trump” movement is still working to upend Trump even with less than three months left until the general election. McMullin may be a long shot, but will have a legitimate organization behind him.

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Utah
KEYWORDS: 2016elections; antitrump; badtrade; cia; goldmansachs; immigration; mcmullin; refugees; thirdparty
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To: maggief

Any bets on how much money Soros is donating to him for this run?


21 posted on 08/08/2016 7:08:24 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: maggief

Another epic fail.


22 posted on 08/08/2016 7:08:36 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: maggief

So this is who Bill Kristol came up with after his exhaustive nationwide search for the “real” conservative candidate for president?


23 posted on 08/08/2016 7:08:40 AM PDT by dowcaet
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To: maggief

The situation is dire enough now that the CIA is stepping right out into the open.


24 posted on 08/08/2016 7:10:15 AM PDT by Oratam
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To: NonValueAdded
Here is a tweet that I saw this morning:

As inane talk of a conservative run against @realDonaldTrump returns @stevechaggaris reminds: ballot access gone in 27 states, 35 by Friday

25 posted on 08/08/2016 7:10:47 AM PDT by LibertarianLiz
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To: Georgia Girl 2

No kidding! All Trump needs to do is tweet that the guy was an investment banker/Wall St insider - the kiss of death!


26 posted on 08/08/2016 7:11:39 AM PDT by GnuThere
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To: maggief

His first step needs to be taking a long walk off a short pier.


27 posted on 08/08/2016 7:11:54 AM PDT by headstamp 2 (Fear is the mind killer.)
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To: Donglalinger

I’m pretty sure he’s a specific type spoiler. Utah only has 6 EVs, but a Mormon with a specific crusade—especially if Mittens pleads his case—could deny them to Trump. Requirements for Utah are below. I haven’t researched any other states with large Mormon populations:

An independent presidential candidate can get on the general election ballot by filing a petition with the lieutenant governor no later than August 15 in the election year. The candidate must also pay a $500 filing fee. The petition must contain the signatures of 1,000 registered voters.[20]

HIGHLIGHTS
An independent presidential candidate in 2016 would need to collect 1,000 signatures in Utah in order to get on the ballot.[21]


28 posted on 08/08/2016 7:14:40 AM PDT by Sal (It's time to flush the 'PEE away!)
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To: Oratam

CIA=George Herbert Walker Bush; William Jefferson Clinton...

connect the dots...


29 posted on 08/08/2016 7:15:45 AM PDT by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump/Pence; Trump/Pence; Trump/Pence 100%)
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To: maggief

What legitimate organization, CIA? Even their premise reveals who they are and what they want, stating plainly the goal is just to draw off votes from Trump and deliver it to? That’s right: Hillary Clinton. So, to sum up, a CIA operative in a false flag operation to attempt to derail the populist, popular, nationalist candidate and try to deliver victory to the profoundly corrupt and incompetent globalist one. May their plans turn on them quickly.


30 posted on 08/08/2016 7:16:02 AM PDT by OldNewYork (Operation Wetback II, now with computers)
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To: maggief
Hmm, let's do the math:

[Eisenhower's "Military-Industrial Complex" Speech Origins and Significance]
US National Archives 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-jvHynP9Y
 

 

2+2= NO SALE.

31 posted on 08/08/2016 7:16:06 AM PDT by HLPhat (It takes a Republic TO SECURE THESE RIGHTS - not a populist Tyranny of the Majority)
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To: maggief

Ugh!! Nooooo way!


32 posted on 08/08/2016 7:16:58 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (<<<<<a<< he no longer IS my 'teddy bear'.)
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To: HarleyLady27

You read my mind in posting the cut and paste from Wiki....Utah, Goldman Sachs.....’nuff said.....


33 posted on 08/08/2016 7:18:28 AM PDT by Be Careful
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To: maggief

from another article:

” He has also worked at Goldman Sachs, as a volunteer refugee resettlement officer for the United Nations
Read more at http://americanactionnews.com/articles/breaking-well-funded-never-trump-candidate-emerges#Fqd5GhpXgUFW6lrj.99";

This is ALL about the GOP sacred cow of open borders and BAD trade like TPP! This guy will bring in ALL the jihadi refugees, just like HILLARY.

All those years of good republicans defending their party, only to find out there IS NOT DIFFERENCE between the two!


34 posted on 08/08/2016 7:20:30 AM PDT by AuntB (Trump is our Ben Franklin - Brilliant, Boisterous, Brave and ALL AMERICAN!)
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To: nhwingut

He’s too late for Nevada, but he has till August 15th for Utah.


35 posted on 08/08/2016 7:20:34 AM PDT by Sal (It's time to flush the 'PEE away!)
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To: dp0622

“Better for America” is the phrase that Paul Ryan has been using. Check it out.


36 posted on 08/08/2016 7:21:11 AM PDT by virginia9000
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To: HarleyLady27

Ok. I’ve always defended the Mormons, but this BS is over the line. This is just another Glenn Beck, Romney bunch of crappola.


37 posted on 08/08/2016 7:22:57 AM PDT by AuntB (Trump is our Ben Franklin - Brilliant, Boisterous, Brave and ALL AMERICAN!)
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To: LibertarianLiz

He still has until August 15th for Utah. (Plus 1000 signatures on petition and $500.)


38 posted on 08/08/2016 7:23:08 AM PDT by Sal (It's time to flush the 'PEE away!)
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To: maggief
Many in the GOPe are still smarting over the smack-down that Trump gave their boys in the primaries (i.e. Jeb Bush, John Kasich, etc.)

If there is a chance they can tip the election to the Democrats by introducing a third party candidate, that is the preferred outcome to having Trump win the presidency. That way, the establishment is able to stay in power.

This is similar to 1980, where John Anderson was presented by establishment Republicans as a third party alternative to Reagan.

I'm not talking the country singer John Anderson but the white-haired politician John Anderson.

Mainstream media went all-in on the ruse, elevating John Anderson to the status of major contender. Check out the cover page of TV Guide the week of the election! They gave Anderson much prominence.


39 posted on 08/08/2016 7:23:56 AM PDT by SamAdams76 (It is a wise man who rules by the polls but it is a fool who is ruled by them)
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To: maggief
Hey, they found someone that represents almost every EVIL aspect of 2016 Amerika!! They've hit the jackpot with this one.
40 posted on 08/08/2016 7:25:30 AM PDT by zzeeman ("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality.")
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