- Some voters may not be too excited about a rematch between Biden and Trump.
- One such person is a U.S. Army veteran turned math teacher in Texas who is doing something about the problem.
- The 35-year-old has changed his name to “Literally Anyone” and is running for president.
A Texas man says he believes someone else should be president, not the current Democratic and Republican front-runners.
And he's in a long race to prove his point by taking matters into his own hands and changing his name to “literally anyone.”
Els' campaign website says, “America should not be stuck choosing between a 'debt king' (self-declared) and an 81-year-old. Literally no one else is human, it's a rallying cry. '', referring to the former president's words. Donald Trump and President Joe Biden.
Els, 35, told Texas news station WFAA in an interview published March 22 that his campaign was not about sending him to the White House.
The seventh-grade math teacher and U.S. Army veteran said he wanted to give voters a chance to express their dissatisfaction with the Trump and Biden candidacies.
“People are voting for the lesser of two evils instead of someone they actually believe in or support,” Els (originally named Dustin Ebey) 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,” he added.
WFAA reported that it investigated Tarrant County Court Records; He then confirmed that the man's name had changed.
Els, whose real name is Dustin Ebay, told WFAA that he wants to give voters an opportunity to express their dissatisfaction with the candidacies of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. literally someone else
But Els' name is unlikely to appear on the Texas ballot this November. He needs to collect 113,151 signatures from registered voters in Texas who did not vote in this month's Republican and Democratic presidential primaries to submit the petition.
Else's challenge becomes even more complex when you consider other U.S. states with varying signature requirements, from 800 people in New Jersey to 219,403 people in California.
That's why he hopes voters will write their names on their behalf, Els said.
“Write that name. There's actually no 'neutral' option on the ballot, so this will do that for you,” he told WFAA.
To be sure, Els is not the only one not too happy about the impending rematch between Biden and Trump. In January, Reuters/Ipsos released a poll showing both candidates were unpopular among voters.
The poll found that 70% of respondents felt Biden should not seek reelection, and 56% said Trump did not deserve reelection either.
“I'm not being delusional. It's going to be very difficult to make this happen, but it's not impossible,” Els told WFAA. “My hope is that Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and literally anyone is under that.”
“I really hope there is an outlet for people like me who are tired of the constant power grabs between the two major parties that are of no benefit to the common man,” he continued. .
A representative for Else did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider outside of normal business hours.
