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The 2016 presidential election has so far, including some peculiar names like Sydneys Voluptuous Buttocks (independent), Buddy The Cat (Democrat), and Bailey D Dog (independent). Yet only one dark-horse, independent candidate has spurred international attention overnight: Deez Nuts.听

Brady Olson, a 15-year old sophomore from the small town of Wallingford, Iowa, with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) on July 26, 2015 under the cheeky moniker Deez Nuts. After hearing about , a Kentucky 鈥淒emo-cat鈥� joke candidate that filed for presidency last month, Mr. Olson told The Daily Beast he realized he could do the same.
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Olson then asked the folks at Public Policy Polling (PPP) if they could pit Mr. 鈥淣uts鈥� against other candidates to see if surveyors would seriously consider his campaign.

Surprisingly, in polling he received 7 percent of votes in Iowa, 8 percent in Minnesota, and on Wednesday, his numbers rose to 9 percent in a North Carolina poll against Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, making him the candidate for president in two decades, reports The Guardian.听

鈥淭he next step is to get some , like the Minnesota Independence Party or the Modern Whig Party,鈥� Olson told The Daily Beast. 鈥淚t would also be great to find a VP, preferably McCubbins because the Nuts/McCubbins ticket sounds amazing.鈥�

While Nuts鈥� presidential bid could cause some good laughs, it also raises questions about the country鈥檚 political system, starting with its presidential candidacy filing process.听

When Rolling Stone magazine asked Olson what made him believe he could be , he referred to the fact that he could 鈥渇ill out a form so vague that it doesn't include your age, or the fact that all get accepted even if they're only partially filled.鈥�

Anybody can fill out a candidacy statement known as Form 2, says FEC deputy press officer 海角大神 Hilland. 鈥淲e do vetting, but it鈥檚 more about听did they fill out the information correctly?听Did they review the fields?听It doesn鈥檛 speak to the authenticity of the individual who filed the claim,鈥� Hilland told The Daily Beast.听

Nuts鈥檚 form only included a fictitious address in Wallingford and his Independent party affiliation 鈥� enough information to place him in the race, even though he鈥檇 have to wait 20 years before he can legally become president. 听

鈥淲e check for things like, 鈥榃hat election cycle are you running in?鈥� If one or more of those fields are missing, we have campaign finance analysts who review those reports,鈥� Mr. Hilland says. 鈥淲e send a letter to the listed address that asks for clarification or an amendment.鈥�

Once 鈥淣uts鈥� gained some traction in the race, he announced the he鈥檚 considering running for in his manifesto, including the Justice Party, the 鈥淢arijuana Party,鈥� and the 鈥淩ent Is Too Damn High Party.鈥澨�

He also supports same-sex marriage, condemns illegal immigration and is in favor of the Iran deal. 鈥淚 support the work that John Kerry and the State Department did with the Iran nuclear deal, considering it took nearly two years to reach this point,鈥�

But all jokes aside, Olson鈥檚 comedic bid comes from some sincere concerns, mainly his frustration with the front-runners and his desire to 鈥渂reak the two-party system.鈥� And while he may have no chance of winning, support for his campaign shows that many other Americans are also seeking an alternative to the two main parties.

鈥淵ou could call [the third party candidate] anything and they would get their 7% or 8%,鈥� Jim Williams, a polling analyst at PPP who conducted the North Carolina poll, told The Guardian. 听

鈥淚 really didn't want to see Clinton, Bush, or Trump in the White House,鈥� Olson told Rolling Stone magazine, 鈥渟o I guess I'm just trying to put up a fight.鈥澨�