J. D. Vance Said in 2021 that in November 2016 He Voted for Evan McMullin for President
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Ballot Access News ^
| July 23, 2024 | Richard Winger
J. D. Vance voted for independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin in November 2016. He
said this in 2021 in an interview with Time Magazine. McMullin was on the ballot in 2016 in Kentucky. In Ohio he was a declared write-in candidate and he was credited with 12,574 votes. It is not clear which state Vance lived in at the time. The mention of his 2016 vote is under “Vance’s Political Turn” in the first paragraph.
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Mitt Romney Offered Mike Lee Brief, Generic Congratulatory Text After Beating Evan McMullin
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Breitbart ^
| 11/09/2022 | Sean Moran
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) offered only a brief and generic congratulatory text to Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) after Romney refused to endorse Lee. Lee defeated Never Trumper and Utah independent Senate candidate Evan McMullin; now, Lee will be entering his third term in Congress’s upper chamber. The
Utah Senate election was fraught with controversy as Romney, Utah’s junior senator, refused to endorse Lee’s reelection bid. Romney claimed that he could not pick a side between his two friends, Lee and McMullin; however, it is customary to endorse members of the same party, especially when they came from the same congressional...
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Evan McMullin Calls Beto O'Rourke to Brag That He’s Already Finished With His Concession Speech
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The Daily Bystander ^
| October 15, 2022 | Staff
Salt Lake City, UT – Independent Senate candidate Evan McMullin called his liberal counterpart in Texas, Beto O’Rourke, to brag that he just finished his concession speech and now has his entire Saturday free. McMullin
informed O’Rourke that he might even take his sweet drone out and “just check out the neighborhood” this afternoon, now that he’s put the finishing touches on his “it was a moral victory” comments he plans to give after being thoroughly beaten by opponent Mike Lee in the upcoming Utah Senate election.
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OHPI Poll of Record: Mike Lee in Strong Position, Evan McMullin Trailing
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OH Predictive Insights ^
| 11/1/22 | OHPI
While voters are hoping for clear skies and good weather next week on Election Day, these candidates are hoping for one thing: victory. OH
Predictive Insights’ (OHPI) latest Utah Public Opinion Pulse (UTPOP) of likely voters revealed that the odds are in Mike Lee’s favor as he broke the 50% threshold of support in his race. Meanwhile, the Treasurer’s race shows the incumbent State Treasurer, Republican Marlo Oaks, well-positioned with his closest opponent at just 9%.
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Evan McMullin Fundraises with Alyssa Milano, Adam Kinzinger
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Breitbart ^
| 10/27/2022 | Sean Moran
Utah independent Senate candidate Evan McMullin on Tuesday will campaign with leftist celebrity Alyssa Milano and Never Trump Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL). “In case you’re one of those people who doesn’t believe hell exists, tonight there is a rally featuring Adam Kinzinger, Evan McMuffin, and Alyssa Milano,” Brent Scher, the executive editor
for the Washington Free Beacon, wrote, sharing a press release for a “virtual GOTV [Get Out the Vote] Rally with Kinzinger, Milano, and McMullin.
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Never Trumper Evan McMullin Called for Kelly Loeffler, David Perdue’s Ouster During Georgia Special Election
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Breitbart ^
| 10/26/2022 | Sean Moran
Never Trumper and Utah independent Senate candidate Evan McMullin in 2021 called for Sens. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) and David Perdue’s (R-GA) ouster during the 2021 Georgia special election, which gave Democrats the Senate majority. “On
Tuesday, principled conservatives in Georgia should vote Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue out of office. With few exceptions, the GOP has become a ruinous, unpatriotic blight and both senators are as corrupt as they come. The republic cannot sustain such depravity indefinitely,” McMullin wrote ahead of the Georgia special election.
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Evan McMullin Campaigning with Never Trumper Adam Kinzinger
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Breitbart ^
| 10/21/2022 | Sean Moron
Utah independent Senate candidate Evan McMullin is campaigning with Never Trump Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL). McMullin wrote, “So proud to have my friend Republican Congressman @AdamKinzinger with us here in Utah. He’s a true patriot who knows that the Constitution is not a prop!”
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Evan McMullin Showcases Danger Of J6 Disinformation In Utah Debate
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The Federalist ^
Utah Democrat Senate candidate Evan McMullin drew boos from a live audience at Utah Valley University on Monday night when he claimed GOP incumbent Sen. Mike Lee sought “fake electors” to thwart President Joe Biden’s election certification. McMullin’s
claims, however, come straight from the playbook of the House Select Committee on Jan. 6, which has a failing track record when it comes to disinformation. (snip) McMullin continued: “Sen. Lee, that was the most egregious betrayal of our nation’s Constitution in its history by a U.S. senator, I believe, and it will be your legacy.”
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Poll: Mike Lee Leads Evan McMullin by 15 Points in Utah Senate Race
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breitbart.com ^
| 10/17/22 | Sean Moran
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) leads Utah independent Senate candidate Evan McMullin by 15 points, according to a poll released Monday. Lee leads McMullin 47 to 32 percent — 15 points — in an OH Predictive Insights poll. Five
percent of likely voters would vote for someone other than Lee or McMullin, and 16 percent remain undecided. The poll was conducted after the Club for Growth Action ran ads that highlighted McMullin’s history of disparaging Republicans as racist and bigots. In reaction to these ads, McMullin decided to file a lawsuit against the conservative action group. Watch clips: “Evan McMullin, Running...
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Evan McMullin: If Elected ‘I Will Not Caucus with Either Side’
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Breitbart.com ^
| 10/16/22 | Pam Key
Independent Utah Senate candidate Evan McMullin said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he will not caucus with either party if he beats incumbent Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) on November 8. McMullin
said, “I am running as an independent. I’m building a coalition of Republicans, Democrats, Independents, and members of third parties to better represent Utah and to help lead our country forward. And I’m not going to Washington to join a party or to caucus or to play the party power game. I’m going to represent our coalition, and that’s a commitment that I’ve made to our coalition...
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Mitt Romney Aides Worried Mike Lee Exposed Romney’s Reluctance to Endorse Lee over Evan McMullin
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Breitbart ^
| 10/16/2022 | Sean Moran
Sen. Mitt Romney’s (R-UT) aides are “so annoyed” that Sen. Mike Lee’s (R-UT) comments exposed how Romney’s lack of endorsement for Lee will help Never Trumper Evan McMullin. On Fox News, Lee urged Romney to back his reelection, noting that the rest of the Senate Republican Conference has endorsed his bid.
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Utah GOP Sen. Mike Lee urges Mitt Romney to back his reelection campaign against Evan McMullin: 'Please get on board'
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businessinsider.com ^
| 10/12/22 | John L. Dorman
Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee on Tuesday urged his fellow GOP home state senator, Mitt Romney, to endorse his reelection campaign, asking him to "please get on board" as the two-term lawmaker finds himself in a competitive race against independent candidate Evan McMullin. During an appearance on the Fox News program "Tucker
Carlson Tonight," Lee emphasized the importance of his race in helping Republicans regain a majority, something that he asked Romney — the party's 2012 presidential nominee — to take into account. Carlson asked Lee if he could just call Romney on the phone and explain that there was...
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Poll: Mike Lee Smashes Never Trumper Evan McMullin by Double Digits
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Breitbart ^
| 06/18/2022 | Sean Moran
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) leads Never Trumper and Utah independent Senate candidate Evan McMullin by double digits, smashing establishment media narratives that this Senate race is closer than it appears, according to an internal Lee campaign poll. Breitbart
News obtained an internal Lee campaign poll that found that Lee leads by 19 points over McMullin, or 52 to 33 percent, with 10 percent of voters remaining undecided. The survey also found that Lee also leads amongst Republicans with 70 percent and is tied with McMullin on independent-leaning voters with 44 percent. McMullin only leads with Democrat voters with 60 percent,...
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Evan McMullin calls on Sen. Mike Lee to back bipartisan gun safety proposal (Another day in Utah!)
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Deseret News ^
| June 13, 2002 | Dennis Romboy
Independent U.S. Senate candidate Evan McMullin called on Sen. Mike Lee to “break from partisan extremes” and get behind the bipartisan gun safety proposal unveiled in the Senate this week. McMullin
said in a brief news conference via Zoom on Monday that he supports the proposal as a common-sense plan to protect children, families and gun rights.
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How bad do Utah Democrats want Mike Lee out? Bad enough to ditch their own nominee and back Evan McMullin instead
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KSL.com ^
| 04/23/2022 | Katie McKellar
The Utah Democratic Party saw no shortage of drama during its state convention on Saturday — and their decision to not put forth a Democratic candidate to face off with Republican Sen. Mike Lee has big implications for Utah's U.S. Senate race. It
injects significant momentum into a more moderate, independent movement in Utah politics — and signals Utah Democrats are so eager to up the chances of beating Lee, they're willing to ditch their own candidate. At least for now.
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Evan McMullin launches bid for US Senate in Utah
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The Hill ^
| 10/05/2021 | Tal Axelrod
Evan McMullin, who launched an ill-fated third-party bid for president in 2016, announced Tuesday he will wage an independent challenge to Sen. Mike Lee (R) in Utah’s Senate race next year. McMullin,
a CIA veteran and self-proclaimed government reform advocate, is centering his campaign around ending the rife partisanship in Washington after spending years criticizing both Democrats and Republicans for a lack of compromise and cooperation. "Our politics are broken," McMullin said in a statement announcing his campaign. "And it's putting our country in danger. We need leaders who will unite rather than divide. Washington has left us so polarized...
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Evan McMullin is back, and he’s ready to remake American politics
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Deseret News ^
| Samuel Benson
Never Trump conservatives like McMullin and Miles Taylor helped elect Joe Biden. Where do they go now? On
a cold Friday morning in February, 120 well-known conservatives gathered via Zoom. The meeting was unadvertised and invite-only, and under Chatham House Rule, attendees agreed to not publicly reveal the identity of others outside of that setting.
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If the Republican Party Doesn’t Shape Up, We Will Challenge It (by Evan McMullin - barf alert)
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NY Times ^
| December 15 2020 | Evan McMullin
Donald Trump’s refusal to accept his electoral defeat is alarming, but unsurprising. It
is Mr. Trump’s character to reject even reality itself when it conflicts with his ego. More alarming is the long list of state and national Republican leaders cravenly falling in line behind his desperate efforts to topple American democracy. On Friday, the Supreme Court rejected a Texas lawsuit to overturn the election, a legal challenge that was as frivolous as it was anti-constitutional. Yet more than 60 percent of House Republicans signed a supporting brief, joining 18 Republican attorneys general who filed their own and embraced entirely...
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Lindsey Graham: “I voted for Evan McMullin”
(November, 2016)
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Business Insider ^
| Nov 8 2016 | Allan Smith
Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina - a onetime 2016 Republican presidential contender who often clashed with Republican nominee Donald Trump throughout the campaign - voted for independent candidate Evan McMullin for president on Election Day. During a recent interview with Business Insider, Graham said he voted for the conservative McMullin, an
ex-CIA operative and House Republican policy leader who entered the race in August. "Well, I voted for Evan," Graham said. "He shares my view of the world, he was on the ballot, and I couldn't go where Trump was taking the party, and I certainly couldn't go where...
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Evan McMullin: “I believe it’s true. Tulsi Gabbard is with the Russians“
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Evan McMullin ^
| Oct 18 2019 | Evan McMullin
I believe it’s true. Tulsi Gabbard is with the Russians and the Russians are with Tulsi Gabbard. She confirms it every time she opens her mouth.
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