The one-time politician Dustin Ebey has legally changed his name
Dallas:
“Honestly, it’s great to see you,” the man many voters may consider a presidential candidate sums up their feelings about American politics this election year.
“My name is ‘Literally Anyone’ and I’m running for president of the United States,” explained the 35-year-old teacher from Texas.
The one-time politician Dustin Ebey has legally changed his name to express his disapproval of the 2024 conflict between nemesis Joe Biden and Donald Trump The disappointment of a rematch at the White House.
It was a high-profile stunt that posed a lot of bureaucratic challenges, but he did have serious questions to ask — explaining that he and his wife couldn’t buy a house on a teacher’s salary.
He told AFP at the campaign trial: “As it stands, our generation and younger generations are struggling to find housing. We are fighting for these basic issues that were not really issues 20, 30 years ago. Struggling.”
“When I look at American politics, I feel like it doesn’t accurately represent not only me personally, but America as a whole.
“You can’t tell me these two are the best we can do.”
-“I voted for this guy”-
Ebe, a middle school math teacher who has shaped policy on education, crime, health care and taxes, said he was actually looking for a way to show the need to “realign American politics.”
So he legally changed his name in court and is collecting signatures in hopes of getting himself on the ballot.
Last weekend, he came to a park in downtown Dallas, set up a table, carefully laid out paper and pen, and collected signatures.
He wore a T-shirt promoting his campaign and waved his driver’s license to prove his name change was genuine.
Some people looked at him curiously, while others smiled and took pictures. He tries to solve these problems, although he is not always so lucky.
Occasionally, he becomes an instant fan.
“He just made a noise and said ‘Yes! We want other people besides these two.’ That’s why I voted for this guy,” said Brandon Rios, 28, a financial industry worker. Brandon Rios said.
“Anyone can do better than Donald Trump or Biden at this point. That’s how I see it.”
Retired Vincent James, 68, was more pessimistic, saying: “I appreciate what he’s doing, but I don’t think it’s going to be very effective.”
In Texas, more than 113,000 signatures from non-party primary voters are needed to put a candidate on the presidential ballot.
If he doesn’t advance at Texas or elsewhere, it won’t be for lack of trying. There is also a plan B.
Many U.S. states allow voters to write the name of the person they want to elect on a paper ballot.
Then, as you can imagine, victory, the inauguration, and life in the White House follow.
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