Deez Nuts Officially Enters 2016 Presidential Race

Move over Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, a new presidential challenger has arrived: Deez Nuts.

Running as an independent, Deez Nuts of Iowa declared his intentions and filed a statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission on Sunday, reported CBS News.

His presidential committee, Deez Nuts for President in 2016, is registered to an address in rural Wallingford, Iowa, a town with a population of 197, according to the filing paperwork. That makes Mr. Nuts the presidential candidate from the smallest town. No officialy statement has been released.

More than 500 other people have already declared their presidential aspirations by filing FEC Form 2, the vast majority of whom have absolutely no chance at winning.

The 515th candidate to officially file was Richard Gregary Watkins, who gave no party affiliation.

Other noteworthy candidates include Sara H. Paylin, Brystol S. Palyn, and at least one cat, Democrat Limberbutt McCubbins, who was the 192nd entrant into the race, according to WYKT.

In all, there are 80 people who claim to be running as part of the Democratic Party, 127 Republicans, 135 independents and 12 libertarians, according to CBS. Over 50 people provided no party affiliation, and other parties include the "Ace Party," "Jewish/Christian National" party and "HEL" party.

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