Romney ally to fund ballot-access project for third-party candidate

The executive producer of the 2014 Netflix documentary “Mitt,” about former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, has vowed to fund a new ballot-access project aimed at luring a third-party candidate into challenging Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

John Kingston, a deep-pocketed conservative donor from Massachusetts, unveiled the Better for America project on Tuesday. The independent group bills itself as a “gathering place” for Americans who are dissatisfied with the presidential nominees of both major political parties.