On both sides of the aisle, voters are complaining they are having trouble fully supporting their party’s nominee.
A Lower Bucks County resident has a simple solution this heated election season – vote for his cat.
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According to paperwork submitted to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), Seymour Cats, a domestic short hair owned by Bensalem resident Alex Gross, has thrown his collar in the race to be the next president, running as an Independent.
Gross, who is a Levittown-area first responder and publisher of DelawareValleyNews.com, said Seymour is more than 35 years old (in cat years) and was born in the United States. Therefore, he meets some of the main requirements to become president.
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“I just got tired of the nonstop political posts in my news feed. To heck with this, I’m answering all the posts with ‘I’m voting for my cat,’” Gross told LevittownNow.com.
The joke from went from there with more and more comments from Gross’ friends telling him they would support Seymour over the two scandal-ridden candidates at the top of the two major party’s tickets.
“Most people say: ‘he’s got my vote,’” Gross said, adding they think the campaign is cute.
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While you won’t find him on any ballot, Seymour will welcome any write-in votes … cat treats too.
“Just because he’s not on the ballot … he’s still a contender,” Gross said. “Right now, Seymour’s campaign stops are limited to the front and back windows. Litter box and food bowl, too.”
Gross explained that a friend dared him to register Seymour with the (FEC) and he quickly did.
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“It was a snap. Less than five minutes, done,” Gross recalled.
A quick search of the internet quickly shows that Seymour isn’t the only cat running for president. In one small Alaskan town, a cat has won the election and served as mayor.
Seymour was adopted by Gross from the SPCA in September 2003 has what it takes to lead the country, his owner said.
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“Should he get in, I’ll be there advising him from when he takes his paw off the bible.”
With a serious undertone, Gross said Seymour’s first act would be to enact the Fire Police Safety Act – a very real proposal that would make volunteer fire police eligible for Public Safety Officers’ Benefits in the case of line-of-duty deaths, something Gross has supported as a first responder. The Bensalem resident said while acting for spokesperson for his cat that the supports raising the minimum wage.
Seymour, according to his owner, ran previously in 2008 and 2012 but didn’t gain significant support. This year, however, Gross hopes the distaste for Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton will give Seymour a real shot at scoring some votes.
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“He knows ‘C’ in emails means ‘classified,’ not ‘cat,’ and he also pays all his contractors in full.”
One pledge Gross said Seymour can stick to is staying away from catnip while in office.
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“He will be sober,” Gross said with a chuckle.
“It’s not just Trump and not just Hillary, there’s an alternative here.”
