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Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, speaks during a confirmation hearing Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Evan McMullin, Miles Taylor and 150 other Republicans or former Republicans signed a “statement of principles” to guide a new political movement last week and threatened to leave the GOP.
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Last week, former Republican policy strategist and 2016 independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin signed a letter, along with over 150 others, outlining principles for a new political movement. While their written intent was to “catalyze an American renewal” built on “founding American principles,” they also entertained the idea of creating a new party, should the Republican Party fail to reform.
Utah s Evan McMullin among GOP members threatening to form new party
By: Newsy
and last updated 2021-05-13 08:15:25-04
SALT LAKE CITY â More than 100 members of the Republican Party say there needs to be change.
The group plans to release a statement Thursday that calls for reforms and threatens to create a new party if changes do not happen.
The statement is expected to outline 13 core values the group wants the party to support.
Reuters reports some of the people behind this effort include former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge, former Transportation Secretary Mary Peters and Evan McMullin, a former CIA agent who ran as an independent in the 2016 presidential election.