CIA Veteran Evan McMullin launching presidential bid

[OwlRhetoric]

Honestly I think the whole point of this is to try and get this to a no-majority situation so the House can elect Paul Ryan an establishment Republican to the Presidency.

I agree this might have been a credible longshot strategy back in, like, May, if they'd put forward a candidate with more than zero name recognition. I don't see how the Kristol/neocon faction could be so deluded to still believe they have any chance of doing that this late in the game. It's impossible to do anything except further torpedo Trump in dark red states. There's no scenario where this CIA guy would ever have a chance at flipping any blue state unless Hillary and Trump spend the first debate sharing a dead baby for a snack.

[OwlRhetoric]

He may make the ballot here in MN. The MN Independence Party nominated him last weekend, but they no longer have a guaranteed ballot line. They need to collect the 2K signatures. The IP has really fallen apart the last couple cycles, and never had much infrastructure to speak of since the Ventura years, so I doubt it helps much. He's likely to be a non-factor here whether on the ballot or not.