A Texas Army veteran and seventh-grade math teacher has changed his name to "Literally Anybody Else" to run for president. (Literally Anybody Else campaign)
Else is looking to receive 113,000 signatures from Texas non-primary voters before a May deadline to secure his name on the general election ballot. Should he fail to do so, Else is urging his supporters to write in his name under the "neither" option.
"I never really had a desire to actually be president. It’s just, I want good leadership. This country deserves good leadership and we've fallen so far short of that goal that I felt like if nobody was going to stand up and at least make the message, it was going to be me," Else told FOX TV stations, according to Fox 11.
"This isn't the cross that I should bear. This shouldn’t be my burden. But if we're all collectively suffering. If not me, then who? Who else can do this? I can't do this on my own," he added. "I have to have support from everyone out there. And so, if you have any way you can contribute, any way to send this message, any way to bring things back to normal, to bring things back to sanity, I implore you to help with the movement."
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Else's mission to garner support for his campaign comes as many Americans have expressed frustration and doubt over whether former President Donald Trump and incumbent President Joe Biden have the ability to properly lead the nation. (Getty Images)
"In a time when politics has become more about the fight than the future, our campaign is dedicated to real solutions over sound bites," Else wrote of his campaign online.
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Else, regardless of whether he wins or loses, reportedly plans to change his name back to Dustin Ebey.
Kyle Morris covers politics for Fox News. Story tips can be sent via email and on X: @RealKyleMorris.
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