In case you missed it, Evan McMullin is running for U.S. Senate against incumbent GOP Sen. Mike Lee. McMullin may not have a prayer, but he at least can count on the support of illustrious folks like Adam Kinzinger and Andrew Yang. So that’s something.
But if that’s not enough to convince on-the-fence voters that McMullin really is “the genuine article,” his willingness to abandon any pretense of being pro-life should take care of the rest.
McMullin was a guest on “The Mehdi Hasan Show” recently, where he attempted to explain his, um, evolution on Roe v. Wade:
Evan McMullin, now trying to unseat Mike Lee, was staunchly anti-abortion in 2016. Yet he tells @mehdirhasan he now opposes overturning Roe v. Wade: “I do not think that that is the way for the country to move forward on this issue.” pic.twitter.com/52jQtuQ8Li
— The Mehdi Hasan Show (@MehdiHasanShow) May 9, 2022
Sure, Jan.
Democrats in Utah aren't fielding a candidate, so McMullin needs their votes to win the seat. Politicians do naturally shift to their constituency.
(for those keeping score, Mehdi Hasan was also once staunchly pro-life: https://t.co/Mb4M0Si8KS) https://t.co/xJYPEdrPiZ
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) May 9, 2022
Wow. There’s a whole lotta evolution goin’ on!
But anyway, back to Evan, who’s really the reason we’re here right now:
— Jerry Dunleavy (@JerryDunleavy) May 9, 2022
Aside from his willingness to completely abandon the beliefs he claimed to hold dear when he was running against Donald Trump, we’re also struck by his impressively convoluted non-answer to Mehdi Hasan’s questions.
In this clip, Evan McMullin is asked why he changed his position since 2016 on whether Roe should be overturned. He gives no explanation: https://t.co/mWHpUJ1qiJ pic.twitter.com/1GNz3XVkJk
— John McCormack (@McCormackJohn) May 9, 2022
He mumbles some gibberish about looking out for women and children (!) but that’s pretty much as clear as he’s willing to get.
If you thought Roe should be overturned in 1992, 2000, and 2016, what is a principled reason for changing your mind in 2022? https://t.co/KWMSjCeU3o
— John McCormack (@McCormackJohn) May 9, 2022
Is money a principled reason?
Hating Trump and the Republican Party seems like a bad reason to change one’s mind on a fundamental matter of constitutional law and human rights: https://t.co/fQZd8l19Z3
— John McCormack (@McCormackJohn) May 9, 2022
It may be a bad reason, but it’s also been an extremely lucrative one. At least for Evan McMullin. He’s made a whole lot of money off of being Principled™. Enough money to pay off his vendors many times over, probably, though he has yet to actually do that as far as we know.
Who had "There's no way McMuffin could be a bigger fraud" in the office pool? You just lost. https://t.co/41Ts4SyzxH
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) May 9, 2022
Has there ever been a bigger grifter in the history of American politics? pic.twitter.com/AtxdllVP0I
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) May 9, 2022
The competition’s pretty stiff, but Evan McMullin’s a powerful contender for sure.
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