Captain Crunch passes Deez Nuts in new poll

It’s a bad day for Deez Nuts.

The presidential candidate, who for a glorious moment in late August became the No. 1 trending topic on Twitter, has plunged in a respected national poll, falling to 9 percent and clearly behind Captain Crunch. 

In a survey of the “joke candidates” who have filed 2016 presidential bids with the Federal Election Commission, the Democratic-leaning firm Public Policy Polling reported Captain Crunch in the lead with 17 percent. 

{mosads}Just inches from Deez Nuts is Butt Stuff (3 percent). 

Queen Elsa Ice (4 percent) and Beast Mode (5 percent) come even closer. Then there are Cranky Pants at 2 percent, and Limberbutt McCubbins and ‘Murican Cookies (each at 1 percent).

According to The New York Times, which published a profile of Deez Nuts in August, the once-popular candidate is “a registered independent, a supporter of a balanced budget and the Iran nuclear deal,” and a 15-year-old Iowa farm boy named Brady Olson. 

Brady’s views about the latest PPP poll are unknown.

“Polling joke candidates has been fun, but we’re going to take a break now and stick to serious people like Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and Kanye,” said PPP’s Tom Jensen.