Donald Trump has a decisive lead over GOP presidential candidates in the great state of North Carolina, a Public Policy Polling study has found. According to the poll, Trump is leading the rest of the Republican field at 24%, followed by 14% for Ben Carson, 13% for Jeb Bush, and 10% for Ted Cruz.

But there is a surprise candidate making a charge in North Carolina who did not participate in the first GOP debate.

From Public Policy Polling:

Finally another declared independent candidate, Deez Nuts, polls at 9% in North Carolina to go along with his 8% in Minnesota and 7% in Iowa in our recent polling. Trump leads Clinton 40/38 when he’s in the mix.

Yes, Deez Nuts has risen above his BOFA violation to make an August push. Election experts and analysts believe Nuts’ campaign would benefit significantly by naming his vice presidential running mate early. Seymour Butts seems like the most obvious selection.

Mr. Nuts has filed the necessary paperwork with the Federal Election Commission, along with 535 other presidential hopefuls. He’s based in Iowa and is listed as an independent.

It’s important to note that the FEC requires prospective candidates to fill out a single page of basic information, doesn’t verify any of the identities submitted, and places all of the forms on its website, assuming the information has been properly filled in.

UPDATE: Deez Nuts is a 15-year-old kid in Iowa named Brady Olson. According to The Daily Beast, Nutz registered with the FEC on July 26th, using 2248 450th Avenue in Wallingford, Iowa as his address. But there’s no person named Deez Nutz that lives at that address, in that town, which only has 197 people in it. With some sleuthing, they found that Deez Nutz was actually Olson, who’s a rising sophomore in high school. And awesome.

“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.”

Read the full interview here.