'Deez Nuts' Presidential Candidate Polls At 9 Percent In North Carolina

The presidential race has gotten more contentious. Not only did independent candidate "Deez Nuts" officially file for paperwork on Sunday, but "Nuts" has reached 9 percent in polls in North Carolina. Donald Trump is at 40 percent while Hillary Clinton placed second with 38 percent. "Nuts" joined over 500 other presidential challengers who applied officially with the Federal Election Commission, previously reported on HNGN.

"Nuts" also reached 8 percent of supporters from Minnesota and 7 percent from Iowa, according to the Public Polling Policy.

Mr. "Nuts" who is running after the presidential seat is presently residing at 2248 450th Avenue in Wallingford, Iowa. However, according to the Emmet County recorder's office there is no "Deez Nuts" currently residing in this small town of only 197 people, the Daily Beast reported.

"Seriously?" Jill White, the county recorder assistant asked when inquired about the existence of a federally registered presidential candidate bearing the name "Deez Nuts."

Nevertheless, there is a living, breathing, 15-year-old Brady Olson in their town. The real person behind "Deez Nuts," presidential candidate Olson, son of a farmer and a dental assistant, is a sophomore at Graettinger Terril Ruthven Ayrshire Community School.

"The next step is to get some party nominations, like the Minnesota Independence Party or the Modern Whig Party," said Olson a.k.a. "Deez Nuts." "It would also be great to find a VP, preferably McCubbins, because the Nuts/McCubbins ticket sounds amazing." McCubbins is a cat from Kentucky aspiring for the Democratic nomination for the presidency.

Olson's campaign may have had a humorous foundation, but he has laid out concrete policy guidelines. "I believe that anyone who is found as an illegal immigrant in this country must be deported back to their country of origin and be ineligible for U.S. citizenship in the future," he said, according to CBS News.

In relation to abortion and gay marriage, he said, "I feel that as equal human beings that we should be allowed to choose how to live our lives without being discriminated by one another. At the same time, however, I also understand that people believe that Christian religion outweighs government policy. But America is no longer mainly Christian. It is Christian, Jewish, Islam, Hebrew, and many others."

Director of Public Policy Polling, Tom Jensen, said he added "Deez Nuts" to the survey three weeks ago because "the name makes people laugh, and it's a long presidential election.''

"I would say Mr. Nuts is the most ludicrous and unqualified third-party candidate you could have, but he's still polling at 7, 8, 9 percent,'' Jensen added. "Right now the voters don't like either of the people leading in the two main parties, and that creates an appetite for a third-party candidate," the New York Times reported.

Check Olson's campaign website here.