Green Party's Jill Stein tied with dead gorilla Harambe and lost to 'Deez Nuts' in Texas poll

Green Party's presidential candidate Jill Stein talks to the media after accepting the official nomination during the party's national convention on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, in Houston. Green Party's presidential candidate Jill Stein talks to the media after accepting the official nomination during the party's national convention on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, in Houston. Photo: Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle Photo: Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle Image 1 of / 27 Caption Close Green Party's Jill Stein tied with dead gorilla Harambe and lost to 'Deez Nuts' in Texas poll 1 / 27 Back to Gallery

The results are in. Texans would rather vote for Deez Nuts, a fictional politician and prankster, than for the Green Party's Jill Stein. And the percentage backing Stein is the same as that expressing support for Harambe, the gorilla killed earlier this year in a Cincinnati zoo.

Public Policy Polling (PPP) on Tuesday released its Texas poll data — an offbeat new survey — and found that only 2 percent would vote for Stein. Harambe also garnered 2 percent of supporters in this unconventional poll.

Deez Nuts, who's actually an Iowa teen named Brady Olson, registered his joke campaign with the Federal Election Commission. The teen's phony candidate actually generated 3 percent of supporters, 1 percent more than Stein.

Stein, a retired physician, has been controversial for her comments on vaccines. She's been called an "anti-vaxxer" for saying that she questioned potential side-effects, but her campaign claims she's supportive of vaccines.

Donald Trump stood at 44 percent and Hillary Clinton at 38 percent among the Texans who participated in this poll.

PPP also polled on Texas secession and found that 26 percent of voters would support the Lone Star State leaving the United States. Among Trump voters, support for secession goes up to 37 percent.

Not surprisingly, this poll is not one of the five that will actually be considered when it comes to determining if Stein, or Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson, would generate the 15 percent support necessary to participate in upcoming debates.