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.

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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 Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE, Ted Cruz Rafael (Ted) Edward CruzThe Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Washington on edge amid SCOTUS vacancy Murkowski: Supreme Court nominee should not be taken up before election Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight MORE, and Kanye," said PPP's Tom Jensen.