I am not a fan of the two party system…..I think it stifles any progress in this country…..and yes I usual look for some to vote for that at least on the surface sounds a bit progressive.
In the recent past there has been a movement to protest by voting ‘uncommitted’….but this Texas dude has done the extra mile.
A Texas man has changed his name to what some voters facing a President Biden-Donald Trump rematch in November say they would prefer: Literally Anybody Else. The 35-year-old candidate, formerly known as Dustin Ebey, is an Army veteran who teaches math to seventh-graders in suburban Dallas, the Guardian reports. A Tarrant County approved the name change, and Else is trying to get on the ballot as an independent presidential candidate. “This isn’t about me … more so as it is an idea,” he says. “We can do better out of 300 million people for president.”
Else says he changed his name because he’s not satisfied with the choices on offer this year. “There really should be some outlet for people like me who are just so fed up with this constant power grab between the two parties that just has no benefit to the common person,” says Else, who describes his views as centrist. “Literally Anybody Else isn’t a person, it’s a rally cry,” his website states. He is trying to get on the ballot in Texas, but it won’t be easy. He will need to submit a petition before May 13 with 113,151 signatures from registered voters who didn’t vote in either party’s primary, WFAA reports.
“I’m not delusional. This will be very hard to do, but it’s not impossible. My hope is to have Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and then Literally Anybody Else right underneath,” Else tells WFAA. He says that the campaign is more about sending a message than winning and that if he doesn’t make it onto the ballot, he hopes voters in Texas and other states will write in Literally Anybody Else to express their dissatisfaction.
Clever.
I know, I know….if you vote for this guy then you help elect the other guy….that is a tired old excuse….
Yes it is a gimmick….but sad that one has to resort to gimmicks.
Vote for who you want and screw all the naysayers.
I Read, I Write, You Know
“lego ergo scribo”
Pish… He doesn’t mean any of that guff. It’s all a publicity stunt. He’s like two year old who desperately wants attention and finally starts yelling “Look At Meeeee!!”. Ultimately he’ll try to make money off it, if he already isn’t.
It’s a mildly entertaining distraction but what he should have done a bit of research and looked at the candidacies of people like Pat Paulson from the 1968 or Gracie Allen from the Surprise Party in 1940. At least they were funny.
It is a PR stunt…it gets him in the headlines for a day or so….chuq
That is an extreme move to make a point, but I feel he is unlikely to get on the ballot all the same.
Best wishes, Pete.
Looking for a headline….anything to keep his face in the news. chuq
Do not worry about the two party system– In about 9 months you are going to have a solidly ONE party system….The beginning of the Third Reich of Christian Nationalism and MAGATISM.
We already have one party rule in many states….it will be extended to the entire country. chuq
f**k the sons of bitches — if they are that damned ignorant then let them wallow in whatever they vomit out with their votes.
I think this is a PR stunt….not like the uncommitted vote. chuq
In 2000 election my “anybody else” vote went to Ralph Nader. 92,000 Floridians did the same.
I also voted for Nader….but that would be the last time he got my vote. chuq