Who Is Evan McMullin, the Presidential Candidate Surging in Utah?
Evan McMullin announces his presidential campaign on Aug. 10, 2016, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Salt Lake City (AP) -- Two months after he jumped into the presidential race as a political unknown, independent candidate Evan McMullin is surging in Utah polls and drawing large crowds of Republican-leaning voters fed up with Donald Trump's crudeness and antics.
The Republican stronghold of Utah is suddenly a toss-up state amid widespread rejection of Trump, with polls showing McMullin closing in on the Republican nominee and Democrat Hillary Clinton. It means that Utah may do what seemed unthinkable: Elect a non-Republican presidential candidate for the first time since 1964.