Talk:Evan McMullin/Archive 1

Better for America
"The group Better for America has been working for months on trying to select a candidate and get on ballots throughout the country" http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/cia-agent-evan-mcmullin-launch-independent-presidential-bid/story?id=41201256 208.44.84.138 (talk) 14:46, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

Protection
Someone might want to move this to protected status, given he's expected to launch an independent bid for President. 12.160.25.154 (talk) 13:48, 8 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Agreed WriterWithNoName (talk) 15:44, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia
I wonder if any media outlets will note that Mr. McMullin did not have a wikipedia article until he was written about in the media as a presidential candidate. thats a pretty meteoric rise in notability for a potential us prez.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 13:51, 8 August 2016 (UTC) Why is he notable? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.40.161.78 (talk) 14:06, 8 August 2016 (UTC)
 * The article was created about 8 hours before rumors of the run began, I believe? I could be wrong on timing but I heard about the run about 3 hours ago.--Milowent • hasspoken  14:53, 8 August 2016 (UTC)
 * It is assumed that the passages contained within this article are correct and properly cited. I have added this article to my watchlist, and I will verify source information as it is added to this article. WriterWithNoName (talk) 15:48, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

Unmarried: should that be included in a "Personal life" section?
"McMullin is just 40-years-old and unmarried" http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/news/a47433/who-is-evan-mcmullin/

"The little-known, unmarried conservative worked for the CIA for 11 years before" http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-37012635

208.44.84.138 (talk) 17:54, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

"independent conservative" sources
"An independent conservative candidate will launch a bid for president Monday." http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/08/08/independent-conservative-evan-mcmullin-to-launch-campaign-for-president/

"Independent conservative candidate who may announce his candidacy for president today said to be Evan McMullin, NBC’s Joe Scarborough reports on Twitter, citing “multiple” unidentified people familiar." http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/trackers/2016-08-08/u-s-independent-presidential-candidate-said-to-be-mcmullin-nbc

"Former CIA Agent Evan McMullin launches independent conservative bid for White House." http://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/08/republican-launching-independent-presidential-campaign-report.html

My comment here is in reference to this edit --> https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Evan_McMullin&diff=733542683&oldid=733542499 where the editor wrote in the edit summary "no such thing as "independent conservative." if he announces that as his platform, will re-add when a reliable source becomes available." 208.44.84.138 (talk) 15:01, 8 August 2016 (UTC)


 * Is he really an independent politician, in the sense that he is not member of a Party? Or is he a Republican who runs an independend campaign? --PM3 (talk) 17:30, 8 August 2016 (UTC)


 * "Evan McMullin, Anti-Trump Republican, Is Said to Plan Independent Presidential Bid"... "Evan McMullin, a former C.I.A. official and a Republican who passionately opposes Donald J. Trump, will file papers to run for president as an independent candidate" NYTimes source 208.44.84.138 (talk) 17:58, 8 August 2016 (UTC)


 * Ok, then he's an independent candidat but not an independent politician, so that article should not be linked here. --PM3 (talk) 18:01, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

Problems in Career Section
The sequence of events at the start of the career section seems to be slightly off. In the 1990s, young LDS men in the United States typically started their missions at age 19, not after completing college. Also, none of the sources sited said when he completed his misssion, just that he served in Brazil.. Similarly, there's no mention of when he worked as a Volunteer Refugee Resettlement Officer in any of the cited sources. The timeframe of his BYU attendance listed on his Linkedin account seems to support him going on his mission before college, and explicitly shows his UN time to be during or just after. --Dragonfirerich (talk) 01:08, 10 August 2016 (UTC)

CIA
I'm not wanting to sound like a conspiracy theorist here but how does one verify a claim that someone was a covert officer. Does he show 'spy' as profession on his tax return? Show pay stubs from 'Universal Import/Export'?

It would seem that revealing this past even several years later could put contacts at risk. Here's this guy with his face all over the news. Just go back and look at all your usual suspects and see if Evan shows up with them. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rmyers7 (talk • contribs) 23:05, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

Number of states
Idaho, New Mexico, Utah, Iowa, Arkansas, Louisiana, South Carolina, Colorado, Minnesota and Virginia: That is 10 states - articles says 8 - even more on the campaign page 92.192.116.144 (talk) 19:22, 12 September 2016 (UTC)Abe
 * Done. Changed to match the campaign article, which is well-sourced on this topic.Brianga (talk) 20:21, 12 September 2016 (UTC)

Adoption Rights
Does the encouragement of "adoption, even if they may have different opinions on abortion rights" indicate that McMullin supports adoptions by gay couples and singles? If yes, the wording from the agemda could be translated here into better comprehensible representation. Meerwind7 (talk) 20:21, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

Typo
Under the section of political stances it says: "He supports tax border security and tax reform." Shouldn't it just be "border security" instead of "tax border security"?
 * Done. Brianga (talk) 18:40, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

Polling
The Deseret News reported that in a telphone poll conducted on 1-~11 October 2016 EM was within statistically the same range as the two major candidates for the US presidency in a Utah poll: Clinton & Trump: 26%, EM: 22%, Johnson: 14%  (no mention of Stein). http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865664606/Poll-Trump-falls-into-tie-with-Clinton-among-Utah-voters.html?pg=all — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.53.191.77 (talk) 18:59, 12 October 2016 (UTC)

State ballot count
bottom of 2016 presidential campaign section

You could change to "McMullin has achieved ballot access in thirty four states thus far." https://www.evanmcmullin.com/34_states_and_counting 50.27.248.200 (talk) 07:22, 6 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. -- ferret (talk) 22:20, 13 October 2016 (UTC)

State Map is very out of date now
Up to date map as of 10/11 is here. I don't have the ability to update teh current one. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 136.1.1.103 (talk) 19:47, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

Picture
It's so horrible, particularly given that his very real chance to win Utah makes him a noteworthy presidential contender. We should replace it, possibly with the one from the 2016 election page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wolfinal (talk • contribs) 03:57, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

I've added my own higher-resolution photo from that event, but it's still not ideal. Sterling32157 (talk) 15:25, 19 October 2016 (UTC)
 * thanks for the picture. It's definitely higher quality than the old one and the one used at 2016 United States presidential election. I've cropped it a little closer in on McMullin and adjusted the white balance a bit. clpo13(talk) 15:41, 19 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for editing it! I wanted to but was struggling to figure it out. Sterling32157 (talk) 16:18, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

His mother is queer?
Change the wording Kevdmil (talk) 16:51, 29 October 2016 (UTC)


 * The problem was not the wording. The problem was the addition of a completely irrelevant and gratuitous detail, which I have now removed. The subject of the article is Evan McMullin, not his parents and their private lives. McMullin's mother marrying a woman should not be mentioned in a section about McMullin's personal life because that is a fact about her personal life and has nothing to do with his personal life. WP:UNDUE applies. FreeKnowledgeCreator (talk) 23:04, 30 October 2016 (UTC)


 * The robocalls that mention this allegation have been a subject of widespread publicity in multiple reliable sources. I understand the concern but wonder if perhaps the robocalls warrant inclusion. Coretheapple (talk) 18:03, 1 November 2016 (UTC)


 * They do not warrant mention in a section about his personal life. Someone using something McMullin's mother did to attack him is not a fact about McMullin's personal life. One might argue that they belong somewhere else in the article; I'm not sure I'd mention it at all. FreeKnowledgeCreator (talk) 20:07, 1 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Yes definitely not in his personal life section. As for elsewhere, on general principles I am opposed to Wikipedia mentioning such smear tactics, but am undecided. See section below. Coretheapple (talk) 21:52, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

Smear robocalls
Smear robocalls in Utah from a white nationalist have received widespread publicity, actually dominating the news cycle for a couple of days. Should we include? See this article and numerous others. Even though he is a public figure I would like to see consensus here before adding, and I think BLP mandates caution and an overwhelming consensus in such situations. Coretheapple (talk) 18:23, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
 * If this goes anywhere it would go in Evan McMullin presidential campaign, 2016. FallingGravity 01:35, 2 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Good point. I think BLP argues against usage hear, regardless of sourcing. Coretheapple (talk) 13:41, 2 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Agreed that it belongs on the campaign page, not here -- if it belongs at all. To weigh in on whether it should be included on the campaign page, go to Talk:Evan McMullin presidential campaign, 2016. &mdash; Lawrence King ( talk ) 19:04, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 November 2016
At the end of the "2016 presidential campaign" section is a reference to Hilary Clinton. Please fix the spelling of her first name, which is really "Hillary."

208.95.51.72 (talk) 19:54, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅ - Thanks for spotting that - Arjayay (talk) 20:01, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

Bio
I am having a hard time accepting this:

"A quick comparative average of the 134.5 million voters who voted in the 2016 United States of America presidential elections results in 2.55 million people having voted for Evan McMullin."

There is absolutely no basis for that number other than the simplistic math used by the author. I think it should be removed until further data is provided/available. JohnAKeith (talk) 19:49, 16 November 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅ It's OR and it doesn't belong in the lede, anyway. Chris Troutman  ( talk ) 20:04, 16 November 2016 (UTC)

Page revisions needed
Am I the only one who feels that this page is one giant PR page for McMullin? Definitely has some POV issues. — Preceding unsigned comment added by The Armchair General (talk • contribs) 18:26, 6 December 2016 (UTC)

Council on Foreign Relations
I would like to get rid of the part saying McMullin is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. The CFR boasts nearly 5,000 members, making membership alone not that notable. Additionally, I took a look at the membership roster on CFR's website, and he's not on it. http://www.cfr.org/about/membership/roster.html?letter=M The Armchair General (talk) 18:37, 6 December 2016 (UTC)


 * Good job.--Quisqualis (talk) 06:12, 20 April 2017 (UTC)

Recent vandalism
A vandal got into an edit war with trusted WP editors, editing this article. This individual reverted 3 editors sequentially, within minutes. He left a possibly South Asian word or name on one page: "closeted kaweir". See: his handywork Wondering whether an admin wants to take action.--Quisqualis (talk) 06:40, 20 April 2017 (UTC)

Mobile IP vandal will not stop attacking this article
The mobile IP vandal using profane edits against Evan McMullin is back.The attacks on this page seem to have started in mid-April of this year, (they and their "undo" edits just disappeared from the History page) with a "handoff" to another IP address during the first attack. I am startled to notice that the record of this profane early vandalism and its reversal (its vocabulary is recognizable, but bots did not find it, that I remember) has been expunged from the History page as of today (in the last 20 minutes). We need an admin to stop this mobile IP vandal, but with the blanking of the vandal's several earlier edits, this may be a challenge. The vandal has posted on other pages, including possibly one constructive edit under an IP containing "3" or "13") in its first characters, but definitely 90% unconstructive, and 100% unconstructive and profane re Evan McMullin. Admin help needed. And, do WP's bots recognize "cuck"?--Quisqualis (talk) 17:47, 23 April 2017 (UTC)

Thanks to the editor who recently restored the history and my contributions re this page.--Quisqualis (talk) 18:09, 23 April 2017 (UTC)

Note to the above editor(me): make sure you are editing the page you intend to; don't confuse Talk with the article.--Quisqualis (talk) 18:34, 23 April 2017 (UTC)

I see that the History page has been unrestored, and the edits concerning recent vandalism are not visible now. I am trying to figure out what happened during the recent vandalism attacks, and what I see on the History page is vacillating between two different versions of the history. Is this normal?--Quisqualis (talk) 18:20, 23 April 2017 (UTC)

Sorry! It may be my mistake, switching between the article and its talk page, trying to figure out the vandalism situation, with my computer crawling due to heavy traffic on my neighborhood ISP trunk.--Quisqualis (talk) 18:26, 23 April 2017 (UTC)

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New infobox image
We should change the infobox image to this. It’s more recent, it’s clearer, and it’s a more flattering image to use as it shows him in a better state. Thoughts? The Image Editor (talk) 13:23, 6 October 2020 (UTC)

Both this photo and the current one in the article are fine with me. Do whatever you feel is best. Karenthewriter (talk) 21:47, 26 October 2020 (UTC)


 * Oppose. The image in an infobox should not have a weird expression. Softlavender (talk) 22:15, 26 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Support - Clearly better. The fuzziness of the old one is completely unacceptable. Johnbod (talk) 19:02, 8 November 2020 (UTC)

Neutrality
It appears 'Neutrality' is adding numerous left-leaning and biased claims, some of which are unsourced. Please offer neutral facts and don't insert only those claims you support, and erase those with which you disagree. POV violations. 96.43.243.46 (talk) 02:42, 18 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Neutrality is a trusted user and long-time admin here. You appear to be the one distorting citations. Andre🚐 02:45, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

Abortion Views
Left-wing editors like 'Neutrality' won't allow this content and have locked me out, but in Spring, 2022, McMullin confirmed on MSNBC with Mehdi Hasan that he does not support the overturning of Roe v. Wade, contrary to his prior claims in 2016. https://twitter.com/mehdirhasan/status/1523482087969345537?lang=en 96.43.243.46 (talk) 02:08, 24 October 2022 (UTC)


 * I'd be happy to add this if you could provide a better source. Twitter doesn't work. Maybe there's an article somewhere? We generally don't use opinion talk shows on MSNBC either. Andre🚐 02:32, 24 October 2022 (UTC)