Frustrated by having to choose between President Biden and his predecessor, former President Donald Trump? Now literally anyone can vote for anyone else.
A Texas math teacher legally changed his name to “literally anyone” to run for president to protest the disastrous selection of candidates from the two major political parties.
The 35-year-old Army veteran and seventh-grade math teacher from suburban Dallas, who used to go by Dustin Eby, now has his name on his driver’s license after a Tarrant County judge approved his unusual new name. Are listed. WFAA reported.
He has filed to run in the general election and imagines his ballot will read “Donald Trump, Joe Biden…and literally anyone under that.”
“It’s not necessarily about me as a person, but about ‘literally anyone’ as an idea,” he told the outlet.
“If you have 300 million people, you can do better than Trump or Biden,” he said.
“There really should be an outlet for people like me who are tired of the constant power grab between the two major political parties that has no benefit to the common man.”
The candidate for commander in chief, who has filed with the Federal Election Commission, attended a recent Dallas Stars hockey game at American Airlines Center wearing a hat with his new name on it. .
Mr. Els is seeking signatures in hopes of securing a viable spot on the Lone Star State’s November ballot as an independent candidate.
According to the paper, a whopping 113,151 signatures from non-primary voters are needed by May 13 for Els’ unusual name to appear on the ballot, and he will apply as a write-in candidate. He pointed out that this is the best chance.
“I’m not delusional. This is very difficult to do, but not impossible,” he told WFAA.
“There’s not really a ‘neutral’ option on the ballot, and this is what it does,” he said.
A recent ABC/Ipsos poll found that Americans when asked whether they trust Trump, Biden, or neither to better lead the country. 36% chose Trump, 33% chose Biden, and 30% did not trust either.
“People are voting for the lesser of two evils instead of someone they actually believe in or support,” Els told WFAA. “People should have the choice to vote for someone who looks like them and represents them, not the lesser of two evils. I reject that.”
The former insurance adjuster, who traveled extensively as a singer in the U.S. Army choir, said he considers himself a political centrist but holds beliefs on both the right and left.
“I want to get on the debate stage and bring the reality of what’s going on. There’s not enough of either, which is why I’m there,” he told the outlet.
“We have a responsibility to stand up for ourselves and say enough is enough. I want everyone to know we are not hopeless,” he said. “If you want to achieve what no one has done before, you must do what no one has done before.”
