Line up the elephants, grab some peanuts and sit back as the circus visits the election cycle.
And the entertainment is aplenty as the crass Donald Trump surprises spectators by remaining the favorite for the Republican nomination, Hillary Clinton’s secrecy has Democratic voters raising their eyebrows and Deez Nuts is polling at 9 percent in North Carolina.
Yes, Deez Nuts is an actual candidate for the 2016 presidential election.
Deez Nuts is a registered Independent at the address 2248 450th Ave. in Wallingford, Iowa. But according to the Emmet County Recorder’s office, the name does not exist.
Deez Nuts is actually 15-year-old Brady Olson of Wallingford, Iowa. According to the New York Times, Olson registered with the Federal Election Commission in September and has been rising in the polls ever since.
Although this comical campaign makes a complete mockery of the presidential campaign process, it opens the door to the idea of a third party winning the office. The policies presented by Deez Nuts are concise, diplomatic and most importantly, his name is appealing.
When a reporter from the Daily Beast went to request information on the name, the only person that came up was the son of a farmer and a dental assistant, who was also a high school sophomore at Graettinger Terril Ruthven Ayrshire Community School.
Deez Nuts supports balancing the country’s budget, as well as President Obama’s Iran nuclear deal, but his name is what has been trending in the media and is the reason why he is climbing in the polls.
It all began when Nuts first emailed a request to Jim Williams, an issue polling specialist, requesting to be put in the presidential poles.
“He said, ‘I’m Deez Nuts. I’m running’,” Williams said to the Daily Beast. “‘Here’s my filing statement. Would you poll me?’”
Believing this would be a funny idea, Williams decided to poll Deez Nuts but the candidate received only a moderate amount of attraction, polling at seven percent.
After a couple of more polls from Iowa and North Carolina, Nuts’ popularity rose rapidly. Rising to 8 percent in Iowa and 9 percent in North Carolina, he eventually reached national headlines when he became the number one trend on Twitter. Though running as an Independent, Deez Nuts also endorses Democrat Bernie Sanders, as well as Republican John Kasich.
Deez Nuts is not the only candidate to throw an alias in the center ring. President Emperor Caesar, Buddy the Cat, Jack Sparrow and many others acts have joined in the race for the White House. Ole’ Savior, a Republican, has ran for president since 2006 and has lost four times since then. It’s shocking that none of these candidates ever made it to be president.
But what makes Deez Nuts so special is the actuality of his campaign.
Several candidates in the past have performed this sort of political stunt and have received no media attention, let alone rise in the presidential polls. As Nuts’ campaign continues to rise in the polls, he seems to be taking his campaign more seriously.
Despite knowing that a 15-year-old Independent from Iowa would have zero chance to become president, he might not be without influence. His popularity could definitely be used to support a legitimate candidate running in the election.
Olson, or Deez Nuts, recently said in Rolling Stone that he would take this campaign “as far as America wants to take it.” How far would you go for Deez Nuts?