If there's one redeeming feature of Mormons, it's their aversion to threats to religious freedom for adherents of minority faiths, an aversion born while the Mormons were hounded until they migrated to Utah by the dominant cultures of 19th Century America. Distaste for Donald Trump is even jeopardizing the once-reliable Mormon Republican vote. Of course, it must be mentioned that the Mormons did back California's hideous Proposition 8 , and they still tend to vote Republican.
Because of Mormon distaste for Trump, elements of the Never Trump wing of the GOP have put forth cipher Evan McMullin as an alternative candidate. Mullin is pretty much a Dark Horse candidate, pretty much a complete unknown... or is he a White Horse? Mitt Romney failed to be the 'one mighty and strong', could McMullin be the McMulligan, the Mormon hero do-over? Since it's too late for him to gain ballot access in crucial states, McMullin's campaign is a non-starter. No white horse for this dark horse...
McMullin is pretty much a bog-standard establishment Republican, he's just a lot more polished and polite than Vulgarmort. McMullin is the nice, well-scrubbed co-religionist who's been proposed as an alternative in order to keep the rank-and-file Mormon voters from becoming Dem-curious. He's like the 'nice boy' blind date concerned conservative parents set up for their probable-lesbian daughter... "You're not really into voting Democratic, you just haven't met the right candidate yet."
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Pale horse? Horse of another colour?
Not only has Mcmullen pretty much passed the point of viability, the amusement of the Trumpeter Fire Campaign is that somehow they screwed up getting on the Minnesota ballot. Of course, since he has little chance to win that state, it probably makes little difference. But it makes for a fine Simpson's "HA-ha!" moment....
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