Five things to know about Evan McMullin

[Wingnut]

Former CIA operative and GOP adviser Evan McMullin launched a long-shot bid for the White House on Monday in what looks like a protest campaign for Republicans seeking an alternative to Donald Trump.

Though he’s little-known, the 40-year-old McMullin has extensive experience in international affairs and potentially some influential backers.

He spent more than a decade as an undercover CIA agent in “hostile environments,” according to his LinkedIn page, with a focus on counterterrorism in the Middle East.
McMullin earned a graduate degree from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, where Trump was an undergraduate. He briefly spent time in the private sector as an investment banker in the highly competitive mergers and acquisitions department for Goldman Sachs in San Francisco.

McMullin also has close ties to House GOP leadership, spending the last two years acting as an adviser to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and as policy director to the Republican Conference.

Here are five things to know about the latest entrant into the presidential race:

He’s a Never Trump Republican
He’s a foreign affairs expert
He has ties to GOP leadership on Capitol Hill
He’s a Mormon
He has private sector experience

Details Here:     http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/290753-five-things-to-know-about-evan-mcmullin

[skeeter]

Cool. Now all we need is a rogue candidate on the left promising free college tuition and maybe this whole thing will work out after all.

[jmyrlefuller]

We also know next to nothing about where he stands on domestic issues, and no record on which to draw any conclusions.

He's worthless.

[HonestJohn]

We also know next to nothing about where he stands on domestic issues, and no record on which to draw any conclusions.

He's worthless.

It's been less than a day.  That's a bit quick, don't you think?

[jmyrlefuller]

It's been less than a day.  That's a bit quick, don't you think?

To come from total obscurity to want the highest office in the land? Absolutely, that's quick.

He could totally lie about his platform and we would have no idea about it until he's actually elected. In other words, he could be even worse than Donald Trump.

[Night Hides Not]

It's been less than a day.  That's a bit quick, don't you think?

The fact that Rick Wilson plays a prominent role in his campaign speaks volumes.