Mitch McConnell’s new ad for his re-election probably wouldn’t have set well with Kentucky fans. At the 1:09 mark of this ad McConnell’s team put a clip of Duke celebrating the 2010 Championship. This is something that should never happen in Kentucky. The ad has now been changed.
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Here is an excerpt from the press release.
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Sen. Mitch McConnell’s latest campaign video hit all the necessary Kentucky high points: horse racing, bluegrass — and Duke basketball?
Many Kentucky fans have seen enough Duke NCAA tournament highlights to last them a lifetime.
The campaign was scrambling Tuesday morning to remove an online video that features a split-second clip of Duke basketball players celebrating their 2010 national championship.The mistake comes as the basketball-crazy state of Kentucky prepares for its biggest game of the year. Eighth-seeded Kentucky and fourth-seeded Louisville face off in the Sweet 16 on Friday night in Indianapolis.
“The ad was intended to highlight Kentucky’s basketball dominance and obviously the web ad vendor has become so accustomed to watching national championship celebrations in the Bluegrass State that they made a mistake with one of the images,” said McConnell spokeswoman Allison Moore, a Kentucky graduate. “Obviously we were horrified by the error and quickly changed it.”
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