Third-party McMullin has enough signatures to get on Virginia ballot

[CPUd]

Third-party McMullin has enough signatures to get on Virginia ballot

Independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin has amassed enough signatures to appear on Virginia's ballot this November.

"When we asked our volunteers last week to gather 5,000 signatures to help us get on the ballot in Virginia, we didn't know if it could be done, but I'm proud to report that this afternoon our volunteers have helped us reach 9,600 signatures, well over the requirement in Virginia," McMullin announced on Twitter on Friday.

McMullin launched his bid for president earlier this month, slamming Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for appealing "to the worst fears of Americans."
The conservative has already made the ballots in Colorado, Iowa, Louisiana, Utah, Minnesota, Arkansas and Idaho.

McMullin is a veteran of the CIA and a former House Republican Conference policy adviser.

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box...rty-mcmullin-gets-enough-signatures-to-get-on

 

[Zippyjuan]

veteran of the CIA

Some here would consider that an automatic disqualification.

 

[enhanced_deficit]

Some here would consider that an automatic disqualification.

Probably so for many libertarians.. but not so for any suspected war criminals/DGP enabler lobbies.. they would welcome him.



#JillNotHill will be keeping Hillary up at night

It is a "secret" way to support Trump. Promote Stein hoping she will draw votes away from Clinton. However I doubt there are many Clinton supporters here to sway over to Stein.

So you think publicizing neocon's McPlant candidacy is a secret way to support SWC Hillary?

 

[Zippyjuan]

Probably so for many libertarians.. but not so for any suspected war criminals/DGP enabler lobbies.. they would welcome him.



#JillNotHill will be keeping Hillary up at night



So you think publicizing neocon's McPlant candidacy is a secret way to support SWC Hillary?

Similar idea- some hope he will draw voters from Trump and keep him out. Like Stein- neither is having a significant impact so far.

He was also an investment banker with Goldman Sachs and has spent the last several years as a Republican Party insider. He is big on military so he won't be a "peace-nic". He does favor tolerance and welcoming refugees and says we should intervene in cases of genocide.

 

[enhanced_deficit]

Similar idea- some hope he will draw voters from Trump and keep him out.

You seem bit more nuanced here suddenly, there was no "some" in your comment in #JillNotHill thread.

So for sake clarification, do you agree with/would make below comment with your own volution?

"Publicizing McMullin candidacy is a secret way to support Hillary Clinton."

 

[Zippyjuan]

Yes, there is nuance. You have been supporting Trump which is fine and promoting a socialist like Stein at the same time obviously does not fit with that position so the goal must be to try to deny Clinton support by promoting Stein. CUPd is against Trump but not necessarily supportive of Clinton (Ron Paul is in the same position). The goal of promoting McMullin is to slow Trump. True that trying to draw support from one candidate does implicitly support the opposition though.

This election is a mix of being for and against candidates with both highly unpopular. Disliking one is not necessarily liking the other.

Or have I misread you and you do support a socialist?

If Stein was not in the race, would you be supporting Clinton based on social issues the Green Party favors?

 

[CPUd]

This makes at least 9 states. I think he'll get on the ballot in approx. 15 states, maybe write-in status in 5 more states.

https://twitter.com/EddieWilling/status/770418706098720768

 

[NotAnIllegalImmigrant]

Some here would consider that an automatic disqualification.

Yet many wanted Michael Scheuer to be Ron's running mate.

 

[WTLaw]

McMullin isn't running to slow Trump. He is running to weaken Johnson, below %5, and prevent even quasi-libertarian mush from getting into the national discussion. Nothing else makes sense.

 

[undergroundrr]

McMullin isn't running to slow Trump. He is running to weaken Johnson, below %5, and prevent even quasi-libertarian mush from getting into the national discussion. Nothing else makes sense.

Exactly. Unlike Johnson, McMullin takes no votes from Hillary. Yet he and Bill Kristol know that they can't possibly gain enough ballot access to make a meaningful shot at the presidency. He's not even polling nationwide, so he can't get in the debates.

McMullin's biggest impact is the amount of attention and votes he takes from Johnson. Johnson's strongest state was Utah, but McMullin destroys his chances there. McMullin won't get on even a majority of states' ballots, but his impact on Johnson will be enough to assure the LP doesn't get 5%.

Bill Kristol is one mean, sneaky son-of-a-Trotskyite. This kills two birds with one stone - getting neocon Hillary into the White House and preventing the emergence of an Anti-War major third party.

 

[RJ Liberty]

McMullin isn't running to slow Trump. He is running to weaken Johnson, below %5, and prevent even quasi-libertarian mush from getting into the national discussion. Nothing else makes sense.

You are exactly right. Unfortunately, this tactic is apparently working in Utah, where Johnson's numbers (previously at 16%), have been weakened in the latest PPP poll. In a six-way race, the totals are:

Trump - 39%
Clinton - 24%
Johnson - 12%
McMullin - 9%
Castle - 2%
Stein - 1%

(as far as I know, Castle and McMullin have only been included in two statewide polls).

 

[TheTexan]

Some people like throwing away their votes. Its a free country, they can do it if they want to.

 

[Occam's Banana]

Some people like throwing away their votes.

Every vote is precious. Throwing away your vote is anti-life - and not voting at all is pro-death.

Its a free country, they can do it if they want to.

Choosing to throw your vote away (or to not vote at all) is choosing not to be free.

And you can't be free to choose not to be free. That just doesn't make any sense.