But he now has to navigate intricate rules to secure a place on individual state presidential ballots. Mike Lee, the senator from Utah and a prominent figure in the conservative movement, has also declined thus far to endorse Trump. A relative unknown even in Washington, McMullin filed the paperwork on Monday for a third-party run against Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Romney has yet to endorse a candidate in the race but said he would vote for neither Trump nor Clinton. Trump currently holds just a four-point lead over Clinton in Utah, based on an average of publicly available polling.

Source: The Guardian August 08, 2016 18:11 UTC