CIA Veteran Evan McMullin launching presidential bid

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What ballots can he still get on?

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What ballots can he still get on?

Quite a few states, including Denial.

Haha. Thanks for that one. That state only needs one signature.

For an independent candidacy, there's not that many that are feasible. My phone screen was the perfect size to capture all the states in which the deadline hasn't passed. McMullin can pay for a ballot line in CO and LA. Utah will be tight, but probably doable. Not sure about states where it a new party could still be formed to contest the presidential election.

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I give him 0.1%

Over/under?

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Will any major pollsters include McMullin's name in a poll?

PPP seems like the type that might include him in their TX poll this weekend.

PPP is full of trolls. Either that or they have a troll in charge. I expect that he'll be included in at least one of their polls. Harambe will probably beat him though.

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Questionable start to a frantic attempt to get on the ballot in Iowa (they need 1,500 signatures by Friday).

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He's toast. He might get on 10 ballots tops.



http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/2016/08/14/des-moines-couple-leads-mcmullins-presidential-bid-iowa/88733732/

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McMullin made the ballot in Utah:

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/evan-mcmullin-qualifies-utah-2016-227016

This is pretty much the only relevant state to his candidacy.

Yeah. Utah is the only state where McMullin really matters. I don't think he'll get much more than 5% there, but that could swing it from Trump to Johnson or even Clinton. Utah's map will be a mess, I'm guessing.

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McMullin has made the ballot in Iowa.

Montana is news to me as well.

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Do you think he'll at least get more votes than Rocky de la Fuente?

Now that's a good question. I'll say yes, he will beat De La Fuente.

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Former US Senator from Washington, Slade Gorton, has endorsed McMuffin McMullin for President.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/former-senator-endorses-evan-mcmullin/article/2004138

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Mcmullin got a minor party line in NM.

Updated Map:

Green - On Ballot or likely to be On Ballot
Blue - Failed to make Ballot or Unlikely to do so
Gray - Entered too late to make Ballot

99 electoral votes on the wall, 99 electoral votes
Take one down, screw up the petition, 98 electoral votes on the wall

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McMullin picks his running mate: Mindy Finn, a political and digital strategist.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/presidential-candidate-evan-mcmullin-picks-mindy-finn-running/story?id=42629024

How long until the Hot or Not thread on her?

We could do it here. It's not like we have anything better to do in this thread.

I'll start. Hot.