Which historical third party candidate is Evan McMullin most similar to?

[AltWorlder]

I'm going to say John Anderson. He's not going to be of considerable influence or importance after this election. He's just the one establishment Republican this year willing to put his money where his mouth is for #neverTrump. But after whatever resulting fallout 2016 has, he's just going to quietly go back to whatever he was doing prior to this year. He's not Perot because he doesn't have any bold new ideas or issues. He's not going to create some new political movement that will be used in the future, he's just doing what the Bushes and Romney and so forth are unwilling to do. He's a party splitter (interestingly, from the establishment faction), not a new party-maker. Which is a shame, because if he does get 5% that potential third party credit won't actually go towards a third party that can use it. Too bad he can't donate it.

[AltWorlder]

Okay, that is an interesting point, but Anderson ran himself as an anti-Reagan Republican, right? In the Rockefeller mold, which would be akin to McMullin being a standard NRO Republican.

I guess I made this thread to point out it sure is weird that unlike in '92/'96, what we have here is a prominent third party campaign that, if it happens to break 5%, will be wasted because it's unlikely to go to support a new third party. Unless in 2020 the GOP establishment continues to be stumped.

[AltWorlder]

Great historical examples, everyone.

No one remarked on my 5% comments, though upon second thought yeah he's probably not going to get 5% or more.

[AltWorlder]

They don't make American populists like they used to, that's for sure.