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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Who is presidential candidate Evan McMullin?

    Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are grabbing all the headlines today, but another presidential candidate was getting quite a bit of ink yesterday: Evan McMullin. The obscure independent candidate is polling ahead of both Trump and Clinton in the state of Utah.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 20, 2016 • 1 min read

    Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are grabbing all the headlines today, but another presidential candidate was getting quite a bit of ink yesterday: Evan McMullin. The obscure independent candidate is polling ahead of both Trump and Clinton in the state of Utah.

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    4. 25:08‘Mortified’ celebrates 14 years of embarrassing stories
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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    What will happen in Congress after the election?
    1. 0:30What’s next for the House and Senate?
    2. 8:50Who is presidential candidate Evan McMullin?You’re reading this
    3. 16:18Web Roundup: Wikileaks
    4. 25:08‘Mortified’ celebrates 14 years of embarrassing stories
    5. 38:24Video game actors speak out
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