It seems a near-impossible hill for Evan McMullin, independent candidate for president, to climb. With the filing deadlines in half of the states already past and several more approaching in the coming days, the unknown 40-year-old former CIA agent doesn’t have a straightforward way even to appear on the ballot. Despite the odds, McMullin sounds optimistic.

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