Texas man changes name to Literally Anybody Else to run for president
A Texas man has legally changed his name to 'Literally Anybody Else' and has launched a presidential bid.
After buying the domain name literallyanybodyelse.com last year and starting to sell T-shirts with the name on them, the North Richland Hills father and veteran made it official in January.
He was once known as Dustin Bey. Now, he says, "The first name is Literally, middle name is Anybody and the last name is Else."
Else is 35 – the minimum age required by the constitution to become president of the United States – and a 7th grade math teacher. Now he is a media celebrity too.
"America wants something different. We want something better. We deserve something better," he said.
A judge had to approve the name change.
"She looks at it, she looks at me, and she says, 'Are you really going to be that guy?'" Else said. "I paused for a moment and I was like, 'Somebody has to.'"
Else describes his as a mission to neutralize the nonsense he sees as the presidential race – between an unpopular incumbent and an unpopular former president – heats up.
"I should not be popular. There is zero reason that Literally Anybody Else is taking off the way it is," he said.
Else needs 113,000 voter signatures by the middle of May to qualify to be on the Nov. 5 ballot in Texas. He says Texas voters deserve at least three options: Joe Biden, Donald Trump and Literally Anybody Else.
