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‘Deez Nuts’ rising in polls; at 9 percent in N.C.


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By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times - Wednesday, August 19, 2015

While conservative firebrand Donald Trump still holds a considerable lead in the 2016 presidential polls, a new candidate is making unexpected gains: Deez Nuts.

A new July poll from Public Policy Polling shows Mr. Nuts, who entered the race last month, at 9 percent in North Carolina, in addition to 8 percent in Minnesota and 7 percent in Iowa.

Mr. Nuts has not filed any campaign contributions yet with the Federal Election Commission. He is filed as an independent candidate from Wallingford, Iowa, the smallest hometown of all the presidential hopefuls with a population of 197.

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But Mr. Nuts has a lot of catching up to do to contend with Mr. Trump, who rose 8 points from from 16 percent to 24 percent in North Carolina in the new poll.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...-9-percent-nc/

By REBECCA KAPLAN CBS NEWS July 28, 2015, 1:20 PM

Deez Nuts is running for president



You know the biggest names in the 2016 presidential campaign - Jeb Bush, Hillary Clinton, and lately, Donald Trump. But it turns out the field of declared candidates is far larger than the 21 Democrats and Republicans whose candidacies get regular coverage in the media.

An independent named Deez Nuts, for example, filed a statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission Sunday. He joined more than 500 other people who have done the same.

The latest entry to the race is Steven Wayne Covington, who filed his statement of candidacy Monday, the 512th person to do so.

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There is a wide list of party affiliations given in the various forms. There are 80 people who say they are part of the Democratic Party, 127 declared Republicans, 135 independents and 12 libertarians.

Fifteen people give no party affiliation (including Covington, the latest entrant). Other party affiliations people have written in include the "Ace Party," the "Jewish/Christian National" party, and "HEL" (it is unclear what that stands for).

The 512 declared candidates include a nod more famous political figures: "Sara H. Paylin" is registered to run, as is "Brystol S. Palyn."

There is also at least one cat: Isaac Weiss, a 17-year-old high school student from Louisville, filed a statement of candidacy for his friend's cat "Limberbutt McCubbins." McCubbins was the 192nd entrant into the race.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/deez-nut...for-president/

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EXCLUSIVE

08.19.156:45 PM ET

Presidential Sensation Deez Nuts Is a 15-Year-Old Iowa Farm Boy

The candidate polling at 9 percent in North Carolina against Trump and Clinton isn’t a real person. But Brady Olson, who gamed the FEC filing system, certainly is.

Deez Nuts, the Independent candidate from Iowa, is polling at 9 percent in North Carolina for President of the United States.
Sadly, Deez Nuts does not appear to exist. But Brady Olson does.

“When I heard about the Limberbutt McCubbins story, I realized I could,” Olson tells The Daily Beast.

Brady Olson is 15 years old. He filed to run for the President of the United States with the FEC on July 26 as Deez Nuts.

According to a Public Policy Polling survey released Wednesday, almost one in 10 Tar Heel State voters would vote for him in a race between Nuts, Donald Trump, and Hillary Clinton.

(Limberbutt McCubbins, by the way, is a cat from Kentucky seeking the Democratic nomination for president.)

Dozens of real Deez Nutses or Deez Nutzes do live as citizens in the United States of America with legally changed names, from Phoenix, Arizona, to West Hartford, Connecticut, from sea to shining sea, but a potential president does not appear to be one of them.

According to a Federal Election Commission filing, the Deez Nuts running for president lives at 2248 450th Avenue in Wallingford, Iowa. The problem, however, is that there is no Deez Nuts who lives in Wallingford, Iowa—a tiny town of 197 people—according to the Emmet County recorder’s office.

“Seriously?” Emmet County recorder’s assistant Jill White asked when The Daily Beast mentioned there was a federally registered presidential candidate by the name of “Deez Nuts”—and that a reporter was requesting information on a resident by that name.

There’s only Brady Olson, the son of a farmer and a dental assistant, and a rising sophomore at the Graettinger Terril Ruthven Ayrshire Community School in rural Iowa.

Now he’s trying to figure out his path to becoming the first 15-year-old President of the United States under an assumed name.

“The next step is to get some party nominations, like the Minnesota Independence Party or the Modern Whig Party,” Olson says. “It would also be great to find a VP, preferably McCubbins because the Nuts/McCubbins ticket sounds amazing.”

So how did Brady Olson go from standard Iowa high school student to the No. 1 trending topic on Twitter—literally overnight?

“The polls are pretty long. By the time we drop Deez Nuts on them, they’re pretty deep into the poll.”

“It started because somebody emailed us under the name Deez Nuts,” says Jim Williams, an issue polling specialist a Public Policy Polling. “He said, ‘I’m Deez Nuts. I’m running. Here’s my filing statement. Would you poll me?’”

Williams thought “this is something Public Policy Polling would do,” so he squared Nuts off against Trump and Clinton in Minnesota a few weeks ago. He polled at 7 percent.

“I thought, ‘Let’s put this out. This’ll be funny,’” he says, and it was met with “mild interest.”

But when his numbers rose after two more polls—8 percent in Iowa, then 9 percent in North Carolina—Nuts took off. On Wednesday, Deez Nuts was trending worldwide on Twitter.

“Today, we’ve clearly reached the tipping point,” says Williams.

There is no 9-1-1 listing corresponding to that 2248 450thStreet, according to officials at the Emmet County Registry of Deeds. Next door—at 2250 450th Street in Wallingford—sits Olson Land & Livestock, which is owned by Brady’s dad, Mark Olson.

“Anybody can fill out a Form 2,” says FEC Deputy Press Officer Christian Hilland. “We do vetting, but it’s more about did they fill out the information correctly? Did they review the fields? It doesn’t speak to the authenticity of the individual who filed the claim.”

“Nuts” did, in fact, fill out a Form 2—a statement of candidacy—on July 26. The form had no information other than the Wallingford address and his Independent party affiliation.

Fellow Form 2 filers for the 2016 election cycle include Sydneys Vuluptuous Buttocks, Kenny Rodeo, Eden, and Ole’ Savior. Savior, a Republican, ran and lost in four other elections since 2006.

Savior and Nuts join President Emperor Caesar, Buddy the Cat, Buddy the Elf, Jack Sparrow, James “Titus the Great” Law, Princess Oawlawolwaol, and Donald Trump in the 2016 race for the presidency.

You can fill out your own Form 2 here and—good news—none of the fields are immediately checked against public records searches.

You, too, can be Deez Nuts from Wallingford, Iowa. The problems will only start to appear when your grassroots campaign for the presidency starts to receive the support of almost one-tenth of the residents of North Carolina.
“We check for things like, ‘What election cycle are you running in?’ If one or more of those fields are missing, we have campaign finance analysts who review those reports,” says Hilland. “We send a letter to the listed address that asks for clarification or an amendment.”

Also, if he or she raises $5,000, whoever lives at 2248 450th Avenue is going to have to come up with a real name. Nuts will then have to file a Form 1, which requires a name, phone number and address that check out.

And, again, the name doesn’t check out.

“The name isn’t familiar to me. Do you really think that’s a legitimate name?” Brenda Moore of the Emmet County treasurer’s office asked The Daily Beast.

The county of just over 10,000 had no idea an alleged Independent front-runner from their neighborhood was earning national headlines.

“I haven’t heard a word—not a word about it,” says Amy Sathoff of the Emmet County auditor’s office.

She chuckled when The Daily Beast asked her to search “Deez Nuts” in her records.

“It seems kind of odd,” Sathoff says, but confirmed that “no person with that last name owns property in Emmet County.”
Since he began polling near double digits, Olson even began offering concrete policy positions on his Facebook page.

“He’s now come out for a balanced budget. He’s come out in favor of the Iran Deal,” says Williams. “Deez Nuts is starting to get serious.”

Joking aside, Williams says Nuts’s high polling numbers shows that “clearly, there’s some kind of floor here for third-party entities that’s rising.”

“I think having Trump as part of the poll helps push that number up because it leaves room for the non-hardcore Republicans who are not going to get on board with Donald Trump,” says Williams.

Plus, there’s a logistical reason Nuts is polling so well.

“The polls are pretty long. By the time we drop Deez Nuts on them, they’re pretty deep into the poll,” Williams says, then pauses.

“The jokes write themselves.”

But now, Olson is emboldened by his rising poll numbers. Despite the hurdles—the president has to be at least 35 to take office, after all—he plans on winning the whole thing.

“The U.S. would have to pass an amendment to take out Article 2,” says Olson. “But Congress wouldn’t do that—after being so embarrassed after losing to Deez Nuts.”

http://www.thedailybeast.com/article...not-exist.html

How a 15-Year-Old Iowa Farm Boy Is Pranking the Presidential Race

Aug 21, 2015, 3:17 PM ET
By RYAN STRUYK
via GOOD MORNING AMERICA

Brady Olson, 15, of Wallingford, Iowa, filed a statement of candidacy form under the name "Deez Nuts" with the Federal Election Commission in July.
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It all started as a joke by a 15-year-old kid on a small-town Iowa farm. But before long, the independent presidential contender was thrust into national headlines.

His name: “Deez Nuts.”
Sophomore student Brady Olson, who lives on a corn, soybean and beef cattle farm in Wallingford, Iowa, filed a statement of candidacy form under the name “Deez Nuts” with the Federal Election Commission in late-July.

"The form was very generic, and barely needed anything to go with it," the 15-year-old told ABC News in an email interview today.

When asked why he chose that name, Brady responded with two words: "good marketing."

And it's working. The unexpected independent is surging into the national political spotlight. His Twitter account had more than 1,500 followers as of this morning. He has a campaign website featuring a strategy to get on every ballot in the country.

But his momentum doesn’t stop there. In a three-way race between Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Deez Nuts, a company called Public Policy Polling released an auto-dial poll with the joke candidate garnering 9 percent in North Carolina, 8 percent in Minnesota and 7 percent in Iowa.

"[I] never thought it would go this far, but now I have to run with it," said Brady, who told ABC News that, "besides myself," he supports Democrat Bernie Sanders and the former governor of New Mexico, libertarian Gary Johnson.

The media attention has been surreal, Brady’s dad, Mark Olson, told ABC News.

“[Brady] said something about filing something for the presidency.

When your 15-year-old tells you that, you kind of laugh it off,” Olson said. “We’re so far out of our realm of what we do with this whole thing. I was just surprised that he was able to do what he did.

“[Brady] is getting [media requests] faster than he can answer them,” he added.

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“Deez Nuts” is a popular Internet meme today, thanks to a recent video on “Vine,” but its origin can be traced back to hip-hop artist Dr. Dre’s debut album in 1992 called “The Chronic.”

So where does Deez Nuts stand on the issues? He supports deportation of undocumented immigrants without a path to citizenship, as well as a balanced budget amendment. But he also supports the Iran deal and developing green energy sources, according to the issues page of his website.

So move over, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump: Brady is going to take his candidacy “as far as America wants to take it," he told the Rolling Stone.

But the Deez Nuts campaign may hit an unexpected roadblock next week. “When school starts,” Brady’s dad said, “that’s the priority.”
Of course, there are other roadblocks. The Constitution requires the president to be at least 35 years old. And while the bottom of the FEC form does warn that “submission of false, erroneous or incomplete information” may result in a penalty, more substantial vetting happens after candidates start taking in donations and filing campaign finance forms for his committee, "Deez Nuts For President 2016."

Still, the unlikely presidential hopeful has gathered the attention of some celebrity backers, like actors George Takei and Anson Mount, and NFL player Torrey Smith.

We may not be seeing the name “Deez Nuts” on a real ballot anytime soon, but should we keep our eyes open for Brady Olson?

“It wouldn’t surprise me,” his dad said. “He’s frustrated that he can’t run for anything yet. The last election he was up all night following the results and the polls. He’s actually quite knowledgeable about politics for a 15 year old.”

Mark Olson says that while the story has been light and fun so far, it points to a larger issue: “It kind of shows the frustration with most Americans and the whole process. They are so desperate for somebody different.”

The unexpected candidate has also prompted more Google searches than Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/15-ye...ry?id=33229592

Frontier Airlines mocks joke 2016 candidate 'Deez Nuts'



By Keith Laing - 08/24/15 10:43 AM EDT

Frontier Airlines is seeking to capitalize on internet buzz about a joke 2016 presidential named "Deez Nuts."

"Deez Fares Are Nuts," the company said in an online advertisement. "Get 50 percent Off with Promo Code: DEEZNUTS."

The ad is referencing paperwork that has been filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) by a 15-year-old Iowa resident for a candidate named "Deez Nuts."

The joke candidate became an internet sensation after a poll showed Deez Nuts would garner 9 percent support in a North Carolina in a hypothetical three-way matchup with Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton and Republican leader Donald Trump. Frontier is the latest discount airline to reference political events in its online advertising.

Ultra low-fare competitor Spirit Airlines famously offered a 9-9-9 sale named after former Republican presidential candidate's Herman Cain's ubiquitous tax plan during the 2012 election cycle. Spirit also offered its passengers an "Affordable Fare Act" with the kicker "if you like your low fare, you can keep your low fare" during the rollout of President Obama's controversial healthcare law in 2013.

http://thehill.com/policy/transporta...date-deez-nuts $

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