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Okay, so they’re just actors. Two years ago these elderly gents were featured in a popular ad that helped Democrat Kay Hagan of North Carolina defeat Sen. Elizabeth Dole:
Now they’re back, this time in support of Republican Richard Burr, who is challenged by N.C. Secretary of State Elaine Marshall:
Interesting approach by Burr, whose race is closer than maybe what it should be in a strong Republican year (he’s been in Washington a long time now), to get the same characters the Dems used in ‘08.
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