Candidate Deez Nuts Name Deez Nuts Key people Brady C. Olson | Headquarters Wallingford, Iowa Affiliation Independent | |
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Campaign U.S. presidential election, 2016 | ||
Compilation of news anchors saying deez nuts for presidential candidate 2016
Deez Nuts was a satirical candidate, portrayed by Brady C. Olson, who ran in the 2016 United States presidential election. His form to run for office was filed with the Federal Election Commission in late July 2015. In polls conducted by Public Policy Polling in Iowa, Minnesota and North Carolina in mid-August 2015, he polled at 8, 8 and 9 percent respectively, garnering the attention of the media. On October 11, 2015, Deez Nuts announced on his Facebook page his intention to run for Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, citing his eligibility despite not being a member of the House itself and the scarcity of candidates. A poll performed in mid-August 2016 shows Deez Nuts slightly edging out Harambe and Jill Stein in Texas, with 3% of the vote.
Contents
- Compilation of news anchors saying deez nuts for presidential candidate 2016
- Meet deez nuts the 15 year old iowa boy running for president
- Political platform
- Economic
- Environmental
- Immigration
- Social
- Voting rights
- Endorsements
- Polling
- References
Nuts' bid for the presidency drew attention to the number of questionable candidates who had filed to run for office. Jim Williams, an analyst at Public Policy Polling, the organization that had conducted the poll in North Carolina, noted to The Guardian that, due to a fringe of the population with a penchant towards anti-establishment candidates, "You could call [the third party candidate] anything, and they would get their 7% or 8%."
It was revealed on August 19, 2015, that "Deez Nuts" is 15-year-old Brady C. Olson of Wallingford, Iowa. He stated, in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, that he created the practical joke "half-trying to break the two-party system, half-frustration with the front-runners." In addition, Olson also endorsed Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nomination, and Ohio Governor John Kasich for the Republican nomination. Olson, according to Section 1 of Article Two of the United States Constitution, does not meet the minimum age requirement of 35 years at the time of inauguration to be able to serve as president if elected following the 2016 elections.
In August 2016, the Federal Election Commission announced its intent to punish future satirical candidates for president for false filings with a federal agency.
Meet deez nuts the 15 year old iowa boy running for president
Political platform
Brady Olson, the person behind Deez Nuts, has expressed libertarian views.
Economic
Deez Nuts believes that Congress should not be able to spend more than it takes in through taxes. In order to reinforce the importance of a balanced budget, Nuts believes that, in the short term, Congress, the President, and the Cabinet should have their salaries slashed in half until the budget is balanced, after which the salaries may slowly rise until they normalize. Nuts believes the salaries should be cut once again if the budget becomes unbalanced.
Nuts also believes that tax incentives are crucial to offer to corporations in order to keep jobs in the United States, as opposed to outsourcing. Nuts envisions a more self-sufficient United States in the future, not reliant on foreign imports.
Environmental
Nuts supports cutting subsidies to oil companies and giving tax incentives to individuals and corporations implementing renewable energy and "green" technology—in particular, he supports grants to communities installing municipal wind turbines, hydroelectric dams, and rooftop solar panels. Nuts has not yet expressed an opinion on nuclear power.
Immigration
He considers all adult illegal immigrants violators of the law, believing they should be deported to their country of origin. He has added that the lone exception to this is minors; however, he has not stated the punishment to minors, or the minor's family.
Social
Deez Nuts is opposed to the belief that the United States is a Christian nation, and believes in legal abortion and same-sex marriage on the basis that each person should be allowed to make his or her own decisions.
Voting rights
Deez Nuts believes that residents of American overseas territories deserve voting rights. He has expressed the need for the people of American Samoa to become citizens of the United States and receive one electoral vote), due to its status as an unincorporated territory (American Samoans are currently U.S. nationals, but not U.S. citizens). Nuts would give Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands two electoral votes and give Puerto Rico three electoral votes, bringing the total number of electoral votes to 548 from 538. Nuts also believes that all five territories and the District of Columbia should each have their own one voting representation (as opposed to a non-voting delegates) in the House of Representatives, bringing the seats in the House to 441 from 435.
Endorsements
Deez Nuts was endorsed by the man behind the original 'Deez Nuts' skit, hip-hop artist Warren G. Ice T also endorsed Deez Nuts.
Deez Nuts endorsed Bernie Sanders and John Kasich for the respective 2016 Democratic and Republican presidential nominations.
Polling
Deez Nuts first gained media attention from being included in a Public Policy Polling survey as a joke.