Who Is Deez Nuts? Internet Meme Surges In 2016 Presidential Polls
Talk about an August of outsiders. Internet meme and presidential candidate Deez Nuts has pulled off a surprising feat in a North Carolina poll, raking in 9 percent of the vote in a theoretical 2016 general election matchup against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and real estate mogul Donald Trump (spoiler: Nuts still loses).
Nuts is running as an independent, and has actually filed necessary paperwork to be considered a candidate by the Federal Election Commission. But, who exactly is Deez Nuts and is this the start of a surge like that of Trump, who shot to the top of polls in the Republican primary field and has dominated the scene?
First things first: Nuts, while said to be the real, legal name of a person living in small-town Iowa, is actually just an Internet meme that dates back to Dr. Dre's 1992 album "The Chronic," according to the Week magazine. That record has a song titled "Deeez Nuuuts" and features Snoop Dogg telling a joke with a punch line that matches the name of the song. It later became an Internet meme.
*Nuts also has polled well in Minnesota (8 percent) and Iowa (7 percent) in addition to his North Carolina showing. It's too early to know how well Nuts is doing with fund-raising for his 2016 run, as he filed his statement of candidacy with the FEC after the most recent fund-raising disclosure deadline. He does not appear to have any super PACs associated with the campaign."
http://www.ibtimes.com/who-deez-nuts-internet-meme-surges-2016-presidential-polls-2060792
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Wow it's been a long time since I thought of a Walkman. Crazy.
Anyways, this is no real surprise. Politicians are about as well liked as...actually, I think just about the only thing hated more than politicians is sex offenders. I'd vote for a Ham Sandwich before virtually any Republican, and in a Republican primary I'd definitely vote for a Ham Sandwich with Mustard above anyone! 
It also says a lot about our system, and not in a good way.
"Who's Von Helen?" I can hear it now. 
I ran across an ollllllld mixtape the other day with this song called Beepers on it. My BFF's coworkers had no clue what a 'beeper' was. "Wait...people used to DO that?"
Good times, good memories. Thank you, Egnever. 
