We had Dixiecrats, what should McMullin's supporters be called.
Mormoncans?
Mormonpublican? Mormocrat?
Side note, the early 1830s and 40s Mormons called the politicians and militias against them "mobocrats".
And yeah, considering this is Rasmussen, I imagine the Clinton/McMullin numbers could be even higher. A dead heat is still pretty impressive though.
Out of curiosity, are in Utah, as your profile says? Can you give us any "on the ground" insight into McMentum? Is McMullin getting covered on local news, and does he have a lot of yard signs and so forth?
I do in fact live in Utah, and I am in fact a Democrat, and Mormon as well.
I can't really give too much insight onto the "on the ground" stuff, as I'm not involved with McMullin's campaign, or really any campaign at the moment.
Here's what I can say: the majority of Utahs despise both Trump and Clinton, and don't really see anything to admire in Gary Johnson either, though they don't hate him as much. But with two and a half hated candidates, Utah became fertile ground for someone who isn't any of those candidates.
Enter Evan McMullin into the scene. McMullin is heavily promoted by local political-watchers, and he is at first considered a meaningless protest candidate (which, outside of Utah, he is), but he steadily gains support. Eventually these newest polls show he could actually win Utah, albeit with a plurality. The local media goes wild, and there's dozens of articles on McMullin from every newspaper, and McMullin even scores a couple of interviews.
This positive feedback is building up his support even more, as more people learn who McMullin is, and compare him favorably to the two front-runners and the Libertarians (who Utahns aren't really compatible with anyway). McMullin's soft-spoken but firm style, service in the CIA (incidentally, there are a lot of Mormons in the FBI and CIA), and his Mormon faith and values greatly appeal to Utahns, especially considering the two front-runners.
It doesn't hurt that McMullin is mostly campaigning in Mormon-heavy areas in Utah and Idaho. Specifically, in Idaho, he's campaigned in areas with BYU-I students... some of whom are from Utah and vote absentee. So that's even more potential Utah votes.
As for signs, I haven't seen many yet, but he is getting covered in local news extensively.
