Evan McMullin

[Red Five]

Have any of our conservative freinds on here looked into Evan McMullin?

 

https://www.evanmcmullin.com/home

 

If you are in the following states, your vote for him will be counted:

 

Ballot access: Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, New Mexico, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia

Write-in access: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin

 

He is basically running neck and neck with both Clinton and Trump in Utah (due to him being from there and Morman)

 

[Red Five]

From wiki, here are his stances:

 

McMullin holds pro-life views. According to his campaign website, he opposes "a culture that subsidizes abortion on demand." His website also states that "Americans can and should work together . . . to reduce unintended pregnancies and encourage adoption, even if they may have different opinions on abortion rights."^[34]

 

McMullin has stated that although he believes in "traditional marriage between a man and a woman", he "respects" the United States Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges and thinks it is "time to move on" from the issue of same-sex marriage. He also stated that he would not make appointments to the Supreme Court with the intent of overturning Obergefell.^[35]

 

McMullin is pro-free trade, and wants to keep Guantanamo Bay prison open. He supports border security but not mass deportation; and supports the Republican House plan on tax reform.^[36] McMullin agrees with the provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that covers those with preexisting conditions, but believes that "we also need to do better than ObamaCare."^[37]

 

In an interview of former Libertarian presidential candidate Austin Petersen, McMullin said he admired foreign leaders such has Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. ^[38]

 

Regarding national security, McMullin said, "A free America requires the strongest and most capable military and intelligence infrastructure in the world. The bravery and commitment of our men and women in uniform is unquestioned; we need to provide them the technology, training, and support to defeat the threats of today and secure our nation in the future."^[39]

 

McMullin told ABC News that he believed Donald Trump's public comments were frustrating U.S. counterterrorism efforts. "What he doesn’t realize is that we actually depend on Muslims to do counterterrorism, to wage war against terrorists.” Trump's remarks concerning Muslims “decreases their willingness to work with us, with other Muslims, and that impedes our ability to destroy ISIS.”^[40] McMullin also criticized Trump's alleged closeness with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and McMullin accused Putin of engaging in a campaign to destabilize European and North American countries.^[31]

 

In 2014, McMullin helped to bring Caesar, a defected Syrian military photographer who leaked 55,000 images depicting abuses by the regime (which formed the basis for the 2014 Syrian detainee report), to speak before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, according to The Christian Science Monitor. McMullin clashed with State Department officials he suspected were holding up the hearing. McMullin claimed that State Department officials wanted to have a closed hearing.^[41]

[TGHusker]

Nuts, looks like I can't write him in per your list. - no Oklahoma

 

His positions are more in line with where I think most conservatives are. Just no name recognition.

[BIGREDIOWAN]

I've been looking at his website off and on for the past couple of days since he was mentioned in another thread. I don't think he has a serious chance, but I do like some of the stuff I'm reading about his positions.

[Dbqgolfer]

Lucky enough to live in a state where he's on the ballot. I'll be voting for him

[mrandyk]

It's so odd to me that some candidates are counted as write-ins in some states but not others.

[Red Five]

It's so odd to me that some candidates are counted as write-ins in some states but not others.

 

Elections are all performed at a state and local level. Even the big parties must file paperwork to get on the ballot (see Trump almost missing getting on the Minnestoa ballot).

 

From Ballotpedia:

 

Although a write-in candidate is not entitled to ballot placement, he or she may still be required to file paperwork in order to have his or her votes tallied (or to be eligible to serve should the candidate be elected). In 34 states, a write-in presidential candidate must file some paperwork in advance of an election. In nine states, write-in voting for presidential candidates is not permitted. The remaining states do not require presidential write-in candidates to file special paperwork before the election.

 

A good map showing how each state handles write-ins -> https://ballotpedia.org/Ballot_access_for_presidential_candidates#Requirements_for_write-in_candidates

[BIGREDIOWAN]

I'll be voting for this guy in November. He officially changed my mind today after reading more of his website and positions. He kinda bridges the gap between the two parties for me. That's where I'm at with my beliefs. Finally! Peace in my life with this decision!