National Politics & Government Evan McMullin Wants To 'Get To The Bottom Of' Trump's Connections To Russia 6:29pm March 04, 2017 by Michel Martin News U.S. Politics Governing Around the Nation Share URL copied to clipboard! Evan McMullin ran as an independent candidate in the 2016 presidential elections; he received twenty percent of the vote in his home state of Utah but since then, he has earned a following as an independent conservative voice. Joe Ruiz / NPR Play Pause There was an error loading the media player. Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/. 300x250 Ad More All Things Considered National You can sword-fight at this club. But no politics allowed Arts National In 'Wicked: Part I', Cynthia Erivo defies gravity — and convention — as Elphaba 300x250 Ad Support quality journalism, like the story above, with your gift right now. Donate