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Hey guys, did you know that there may be a line on your ballot that says "write-in candidate"? Well, you might be surprised to learn that you can actually write a candidate's name in and they could get elected president! You can’t write in just anyone though. In most states that have a line, you have to write in the name of someone who is “registered” as a candidate. There are 120 of these guys who could actually have a chance though, so let's take a look at some of them, because one of them just might be our next president! If you’re interested in voting for one of these candidates, take care; not every one is registered as a candidate in every state that has a write-in line. I've tried to figure out which states you can vote for them in, just in case you are interested! Unfortunately, I don't have enough time to cover every candidate (or their vice presidential running mates!), but I've tried to pull out some highlights to start... Please don't hesitate to share with us any important ones that I forgot to put on this list so that we can all become better informed about our choices!  Andrew D. Basiago Andrew Basiago seems pretty cool because his last name is almost the same as a type of cheese. It turns out that he's a member of the "Truth Movement." I'm not sure what this is, because it doesn't seem to be the same as the "Truther movement" and seems to have something to do with Mars and time travel, and also President Obama (Barry Soetoro) is involved somehow. The guy seems to be involved with something called Project Pegasus, which sounds like a pretty cool project name! Campaign Slogan: A Time for Truth Selected Platform Plank: The President should declassify and reveal the technologies in America’s time travel arsenal. Campaign Site Quote: "We are using the “Agile” approach of building the website over time by adding new elements as they are completed. Thus far, we have established the web design, Word Press feature, and Home, Messages, and Donate web pages." States: Alaska, Florida, Idaho, Montana, Utah, West Virginia You should vote Basiago if: You want to get to the bottom of the government's secret plan to conquer Mars with time travel.  Michael Bickelmeyer Although Michael Bickelmeyer may not seem like much from his website, he may, in fact, be the most open of all the candidates here, thanks to his ample amount of disclosed documents. I am not entirely certain what his platform is, as he seems to be quite coy on that topic. Still, among his various disclosed documents can be found the semblance of a platform thanks to various printed and scanned emails. Bickelmeyer is a man who thinks the legalization of marijuana is not worth it, who has invented a weapons system titled "a gift for children" and who thinks that some sort of steam-heated system of airport runways is the future. Bickelmeyer is clearly a forward-thinking man who deserves full consideration for your vote. And just in case Michael loses, there's always 2020. Campaign Slogan: MILES OF SMILES! Selected Platform Plank: An industrial recycling facility for every airport. Campaign Site Quote: "Hello: We are requesting an interview with Republican Presidential Candidate, Michael Bickelmeyer, by Nick Phillips, host of the Cleveland area talk show, the Advocate." States: Ohio You should vote Bickelmeyer if: You access his campaign website and do all of the reading and agree that no other Presidential Candidate would ever stand a chance next to Michael Bickelmeyer.  Bob Buchanan I'm not sure about this Bob Buchanan fellow. He seems to like using upper case a lot and that makes him sound very angry. But then he says he is angry on his website so maybe it is okay. In fact, it looks like he got his start by writing an angry letter to his local newspaper and decided that that meant he could run for president. This guy seems to have a lot of experience doing lots of things like installing cable TV, building car batteries and working for the B&O Railroad, so he might also be experienced to be president I guess. Also I think he was in the military? Anyway, he seems to be very concerned about how greedy and selfish people are and wants to "provide out-of-the-box solutions" for the world's problems, which seems pretty neat to me. Also he wants to bring back the idea of compromise because he doesn't like that our politics don't allow for it any more. Campaign Slogan: I AM THE ALTERNATIVE Selected Platform Plank: Eliminate the Veteran Affairs Department. Campaign Site Quote: "I'm a conservative and a liberal and a libertarian and NOT a Socialist - but first, I'm an American." States: Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Maryland, Montana, Utah, West Virginia You should vote Buchanan if: You are an American first and are angry about the way things are going in Washington thanks to those fat cats.  Willie Carter With all the talk about political dynasties this election, I was surprised to hear that there might be a third dynasty in the making, but it turns out that Mr. Carter is probably unrelated to our 39th president. Similar to his probably-not-namesake, Willie Carter seems to be a religious fellow concerned about the well-being of his fellow church members in Watts, California. Fortunately, he does not seem to be particularly dogmatic about his religion. While he is clearly a Christian, he merely "prefers" the King James Version of the Bible, which is good news for those of you who are fans of the New International Version! Regardless of his religious views, I am happy to report that he really cares about Freedom, America, and Christopher Columbus, and has pages on his website devoted to all three! Campaign Slogan: MAKING THE DIFFERENCE..."DOING THE RIGHT THING" Selected Platform Plank: Establish and work together as a World Community to protect the lives of innocent people Campaign Site Quote: "I have experienced in dreams and in visions, of the Lord, the destruction of our nation, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and as an American citizen with great love for our nation and its people, I have chosen to do the right thing, following the guidelines in the Holy Scriptures." States: Arizona You should vote Carter if: You think that a lot of people could learn some morals from going to Sunday School  Cherunda Fox Cherunda Fox seems like a decent person and appears to care a lot about minority issues. She is very concerned about the plight of women, American Indians, and black people and it shows on every page of her website. She does seem to have trouble determining whether or not she is already president though. Oh well, who can blame her with the minimal amount of presidenting that has happened recently! Cherunda Fox also seems to take a lot of ideas from the common people, like one that she credits to "the pretty Museum lady on Mackinaw Island Michigan" about changing the minimum wage based on how expensive it is to live in a place. I think it is great of Ms. Fox to listen to the people like this! I am not sure how many electoral votes she has though, because she seems to keep changing the number on different pages on her website. It is very confusing! Campaign Slogan: A brighter future for all Americans is just around the bend...The Fox Administration. Selected Platform Plank: Establish a Bureau of Women Affair's to handle sex-discrimination and wage disparity cases, as well as offer divorce relocation services. Campaign Site Quote: "The economy was given to me due to the treason, genocide and traitors welcomed on American soil by the Bush's (Republicans) and Clinton's (Democrats) due to my divorce 4-8-88. I released 2 Trillion in 2009, it didn't move the economy at all." States: Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia You should vote Fox if: You want common-sense solutions sourced from the people and a president who has already possibly had experience with running the economy? Also probably if you want reparations for black people.  Ben Hartnell Mr. Hartnell has a beard. This seems to be very important to him, and it may well be to you, the aspiring voter! Ben Hartnell is a high school history teacher who decided to run for president after a yogurt-fueled t-shirt making binge, or so he claims in his bio. I think he is teaching his students something by running for president, which seems like a good idea, since children are our future! He seems to be running for the Average Joe, not the special interests, which I think is pretty good as well. In fact, his platform is primarily driven by what the people have voted on to be important! His campaign song, by the way, is "Simple Man" by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Campaign Slogan: Lower Taxes. More Beard. Selected Platform Plank: Christmas music should not start playing on the radio until Thanksgiving weekend. Campaign Site Quote: "When you've been in the classroom for 16 years, you do what you have to do to capture the imagination of 14 and 15-year-olds." States: Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Ohio, West Virginia You should vote Hartnell if: You like a no-nonsense platform that is driven by the people. Also if you like tall men with beards who are also high school teachers who want to make a point to their students.  Zoltan Istvan Zoltan Istvan is a member of the Transhumanist Party, but you can only vote for him as a write-in. As a Transhumanist, he believes in the future, and possibly also technology. Istvan is actually apparently reasonably well known, or at least published in some magazines you might actually have heard of. Still, I hadn't heard he was running for president before now, so he must not be that famous. Maybe he will become more famous and that is what is actually the core of transhumanist thought? It's hard to say. A lot of what his platform is about is genetics and living longer, so maybe he is a friend of Ray Kurzweil if you like his stuff. Campaign Slogan: PUTTING SCIENCE, HEALTH, & TECHNOLOGY AT THE FOREFRONT OF AMERICAN POLITICS Selected Platform Plank: Develop international consortium to create a "Transhumanist Olympics" Campaign Site Quote: "The Transhumanist Party is politically-centric and aims to support its candidates and voters with future-inspired policies that will enrich America and the world." States: Florida You should vote Istvan if: You know what transhumanism is (because I don’t) and think it's a good thing to do? To be? To have?  Kyle Kopitke Kyle Kopitke has had a large number of experiences in his life that prepare him for the presidency including being a military cadet, doing an archaeological dig overseas, shouting into a megaphone, and standing in the ocean, which apparently represents the Internet. A Flint, Michigan native, and possibly real doctor, Kopitke is campaigning to spread the message about Forced Vaccines and Globalism, among other issues. Kopitke's research has uncovered the truth about the Disease of Greed (vote for Kopitke), marriages (the secret of how to save them through Christian faith), and Mormons (Joseph Smith only had one wife). This puts him in a good position to compete against Evan McMullin for those opposed to the Mormon vote. Campaign Slogan: For The Children Selected Platform Plank: End all Forced Vaccines Campaign Site Quote: "My Fellow Americans, I am the only Presidential Candidate that stands between you and the insidious effort to replace our Constitution with a Globalist lead One World Government of a New World Order; I plead with you to help me Save our Constitution." States: Colorado (on the ballot!), Tennessee You should vote Kopitke if: You are willing to pay $20 for a copy of his 600-page platform.  David Limbaugh I was so excited to see that Rush Limbaugh had thrown his hat into the ring that it was only upon closer inspection that I discovered that this was not El Rushbo, but some other guy named David. David's tricky streak continued with a quote from a suspicious "Inky Johnson" on his page, so I am not entirely sure that he is the most trustworthy man to run for president. It seems wrong to have stolen not one, but two political icons' names in his attempt to become the most powerful person on Earth. Nevertheless, as a history teacher, like Ben Hartnell above, Limbaugh is probably not a bad fellow, just, perhaps, a little deceptive in his plans. Maybe this has something to do with his formerly being a CAD designer. Still, he has a lot of platform opinions, which seem to largely consist of a bunch of quotes from famous people, so I’m not entirely sure what his platform really is. I'd love to hear from a Limbaugh supporter to help clarify the issues! Campaign Slogan: Please Vote Selected Platform Plank: Being "for" the economy. "The better our economy, the better we are." Campaign Site Quote: "But David, a vote for you may help someone else? Unless you live in Ohio or Florida or the other four battleground states, not really. Your vote doesn't really count" States: Delaware, Idaho, Montana, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia You should vote Limbaugh if: You like Rush Limbaugh but will accept anyone with the same last name.  Laio Morris Laio Morris seems to be a straight-shooting candidate whose no-nonsense style is probably the envy of those candidates that are aware of her. Her ideas are often, but not always, conventional, so I'm sure having her as president would actually be pretty exciting! I'm not sure what she manages though, even though she does claim to be a manager. More knowledge about her past experience in that role might be warranted if she really wants the top spot in the White House. Also maybe her campaign is just a secret ploy by Soul Central Magazine? I'm not entirely sure, but it has a whole link on her website! Campaign Slogan: Laio THE Manager, for President? YASSSSSSSSS! Selected Platform Plank: Taxes should be renamed to "Convenience Fees" and these fees should be based on income. Campaign Site Quote: "IM GETTIN READY TO GO HAM ON YOUMF'S" States: Alaska, Idaho, Illinois, Montana, West Virginia You should vote Morris if: You subscribe to Soul Central Magazine.  Robert Morrow Perhaps the most famous write-in candidate this year, Robert Morrow stands for the ABCs: anime, big boobs, and conspiracy theories. Having previously worked with Trump's campaign chair, Roger Stone, it is entirely possible that Robert Morrow is the only one of these candidates with the political experience to run a campaign all the way to the White House. Unfortunately, Morrow's campaign does not appear to have a website, unlike the other candidates listed here. I can only assume that his grassroots experience in getting elected as the Travis County Republican Chair will serve him well in its stead. Campaign Slogan: unknown Selected Campaign Plank: unknown (making anime great again?) Campaign Site Quote: no campaign site States: Texas You should vote Morrow if: Anime is good and also Trump is good.  Marshall Schoenke Mr. Schoenke seems to be a good, upstanding, spiritual fellow. He cares a lot about God and writes about him quite a bit, although he doesn't seem to be as dogmatic as other candidates are. It is good, however, to see such a man with a strong basis for his morality and platform! Mr. Schoenke really likes music, as is made clear by the music that automatically starts playing when you visit his website. In terms of his policies, he cares a lot about making sure that the government is run by the people for the people (not for the politicians, who shouldn't be given any handouts). I think it's possible that this message will ring true to many ears this November. My only problem with Marshall is that his long hair may actually be an unrecognized sin against God and nature, depending on his particular dogma. Campaign Slogan: Common Men for an Uncommon Time Selected Platform Plank: Music shall return to all levels of education and teaching Campaign Site Quote: "It is time for the Prince of Peace to take command as we abolish the chaos of that ol New Dark Order ." States: Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia You should vote Schoenke if: You are concerned for the spiritual purity of our defiled world.  Joe Schriner Joe Schriner is not Joe the Plumber. No, this Joe is "Joe the Painter". Schriner is running a campaign by the common man, for the common man and has perhaps the most experience in running a campaign of all the candidates here, having run in 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012. Unlike other candidates, Schriner clearly cares about the people of this great nation, and he takes pride in his having traveled over 250,000 miles for listening tours, through which he has collected the bits of common wisdom that only he can bring to the White House. Clearly, a man of the people, Schriner should not be dismissed. He may prove a real contender in November. Campaign Slogan: Common Man, Common Sense, Uncommon Solutions. Selected Platform Plank: The economy should be tremendously jacked down and simplified. Campaign Site Quote: “’So, in effect, I’m already a kind of president of the U.S. now,’ I said. The students all smiled, politely." States: Idaho, Montana, Ohio You should vote Schriner if: You think Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a documentary.  Coop Smith Coop Smith believes we have a serious problem, and the problem probably surrounds the fact that the two leading candidates for president are terrible people that he calls The Duck and Fang. Coop Smith believes he is the solution to that problem. Coop Smith claims to be married to Jackie's other daughter (who you don't know about). Coop Smith was going to run for Senator of New York, and had Nelson Rockefeller's backing, but then his wife said he could either become president of the United States or help his wife and be a good husband, so he decided to be a good husband and move to the Rockies. Well, now Coop Smith is back to save America, and he is possibly also running with a guy named Gary and some other guy named Gill. I'm not entirely certain who these two are, but Coop Smith seems convinced that they are on their side, so I am inclined to believe him. As for his policies, Coop Smith seems to be fighting for a concrete plan to add 10,000 new jobs in the US so he's probably the only good candidate if your concern is job creation. All in all, Coop Smith seems like a solid choice for president, especially if he gets his way and John Kasich agrees to be his vice president. Campaign Slogan: Hope For A Better Tomorrow Selected Platform Plank: Welfare recipients should pay the government back for every dollar earned in welfare checks. Campaign Site Quote: "The Duck & Fang are wrong! It's not money or power that we have lost. These things will not make America great again!" States: Illinois, Maryland You should vote Coop Smith if: You are looking for a return to an old-fashioned America that may actually be a dementia-induced dream.  Roger Smith Roger Smith is another Christian conservative candidate. But Roger Smith is the only one who stands for what's really important: letting people know about the Curse On America. This is so very important that he has made three separate links titled "Curse on America" on his website. It might even be his campaign slogan, though I'm not 100% sure. He also seems interested in letting people know exactly how well his website is doing, which I think is an excellent example of transparency that we don't often see in presidential campaigns. I am concerned about his message though. Does Roger really have what it takes to lift the Curse? Campaign Slogan: Curse On America Selected Platform Plank: When a pregnancy has reached the 35th day, the infant is living. Campaign Site Quote: "There have been a total of over 42,200 clicks on this website the last 3 1/2 mos." States: Delaware, West Virginia You should vote Roger Smith if: You are sincerely concerned that God has placed a Curse on America.  Corey Sterner Corey Sterner is a mysterious fellow who doesn't have much of a web presence. Still, there are a lot of words that have been written about Corey Sterner, mostly by Sterner himself, so I think it's worth giving him a look. Sterner has very few ideas posted on his website, but he seems to care a lot about proposing a fresh view of politics. Rather than coming from inside the old and stale Republican and Democratic Parties, perhaps it is time to look to a man who has "danced with a Mexican earthquake, run from an Atlantic hurricane, and jumped from planes and bridges" rather than a normal politico. Sterner might just break the mold, if elected, and I am eager to see how far he makes it! Campaign Slogan: Asserting myself in the digital realm of human discourse Selected Platform Plank: Proving that a third party write-in candidate can win against the "TWO parties, TWO candidates, and TWO campaigns" associated with every election Campaign Site Quote: "You Are Collateral In A Gang Turf War of National Proportion" States: Colorado You should vote Sterner if: You want to repeal Duverger's Law. Well that's about all I have at the moment. Please use this thread to discuss and post candidate bios of your own favorite write-in candidates! Perhaps you might convince enough people to vote for them that they could win!
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If this election wasn't as historic as it is, I'd probably write in Basiago because my state his hella safe, and his policy proposals are something near and dear to my heart. 
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I'm going to write in Vermin Supreme. Maximum fun.
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ComradeCosmobot posted:Well, you might be surprised to learn that you can actually write a candidate's name in and they could get elected president! This is an extremely informative post and thank you for all of the information about these political rock stars but I am really skeptical about this piece of information, as the most popular write-in candidate of all, known American hero Mickey Mouse, is not president. Is this because of the fat cats? Did the fat cats eat Mickey Mouse?
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Quorum posted:Is this because of the fat cats? Did the fat cats eat Mickey Mouse? Unfortunately, yes.  My understanding is that the fat cats at Disney have never allowed Mickey to register as an official write-in candidate, so every write-in vote for him hasn't been allowed to count as a result.
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quote:Andrew D. Basiago... The guy seems to be involved with something called Project Pegasus, which sounds like a pretty cool project name! I bet Laio Morris is a lot of fun when she's buzzed.
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If you write in "Lady Gaga" will Stefani Germanotta be elected or will her musical persona be elected? Will officials be able to discriminate between the two? E: Oh, you have to be registered as a write-in candidate? Guess my query is irrelevant.
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Josef K. Sourdust posted:If you write in "Lady Gaga" will Stefani Germanotta be elected or will her musical persona be elected? Will officials be able to discriminate between the two? The rules on whether you can use a common alias or must use your full legal name varies from state to state. Candidates often change their middle name to their alias to get around it. Hence, the origin for Lowtax's namesake.
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Josef K. Sourdust posted:If you write in "Lady Gaga" will Stefani Germanotta be elected or will her musical persona be elected? Will officials be able to discriminate between the two? It depends on whether or not the American Flag in your polling place has gold fringes.
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ComradeCosmobot posted:Robert Morrow[/url]
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Hey everyone, I just wanted to let you all know about an exciting last minute addition to your list of write-in candidates! Bernie Sanders Bernie Sanders seems to be a cool guy. He is actually a registered Socialist and lives in Vermont. I hear he may have a lot of support across the country in his push for economic equality, so I'm eager and waiting to see how far he goes! Campaign Slogan: "I am endorsing Hillary Clinton." Selected Platform Plank: Supporting Hillary Clinton for president. Campaign Site Quote: "Stay tuned to see what's next for our movement." States: California You should vote Sanders if: Bernie Sanders can still win this, guys!
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There was two Republicans running for Treasurer on my ballot in Washington so I wrote my name in! Political views: Not a Republican, state income tax good Experience: I passed both Accounting 101 & 201 in college. Campaign pledge: I will push for a state income tax on income over 50k/year and use the money to fund education and reduce the sales tax(upwards of 11% soon).
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