When voters head to the polls in Texas this November, there is a small chance they will find “Literally Anybody Else” listed on the ballot underneath President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
Funny as they may be to some, the option would not be a fluke. In fact, North Texas man Dustin Ebey legally changed his name earlier this year to Literally Anybody Else so people have an eye-catching alternative.
“I really want there to be an outlet for folks like me who are just so fed up with this constant power grab between two parties that has no benefit for the common person,” Else said, according to local ABC affiliate WFAA.
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Else, a 7th grade math teacher and Army veteran, said the challenge is a “hard” but not “not impossible” one. He needs to get more than 113,000 signatures from non-primary voters by May 13. His other option is to be a write-in candidate.
“This isn’t about me, ‘Literally Anybody Else,’ more so as it is an idea. We can do better out of 300 million people for president,” he said. Else added he would …