An independent presidential candidate will hold a rally in Boise this Saturday 2-3 p.m. Utah native Evan McMullin hopes to attract conservative voters who are unhappy with Donald Trump.
McMullin has scheduled a rally at the Boise High School Auditorium Saturday afternoon. The 40-year-old former CIA operative and House GOP adviser attended BYU, and has put the reliably GOP state of Utah in play. The most recent poll from the Salt Lake Tribune shows McMullin with a four-point lead over Trump.
McMullin – who is Mormon and asks voters to “vote their conscience” – saw a boost in Utah after a now-infamous video of Trump boasting about sexually assaulting women was made public. His rallies last weekend in eastern Idaho drew overflow crowds, according to the Spokesman Review. But despite his appeal to conservatives across state lines, Idaho GOP leaders remain mostly in the Trump camp.
McMullin is on the ballot in 11 states, including Idaho.
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