Anti-Trump group hasn’t given up on independent alternative

Published July 1, 2016 4:01am ET



If a prominent U.S. citizen mounts an independent bid for the presidency, that candidate will find an ally in Better for America, a new group working to secure a spot on the ballot this fall for an alternative to Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

John Kingston, a GOP donor and Mitt Romney supporter in 2012, founded the group and is ramping up its efforts to build the infrastructure a dark horse candidate would need to succeed. While individual states’ ballot-access deadlines for independents have begun passing and several more loom on the horizon, Kingston is confident his team will meet the requirements.

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