Gary Johnson Had the Most Viral Ad of the 2016 Election. Was It All for Nothing?

The super PAC behind 'Dead Abe Lincoln' assesses today's fallout

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First the good news: A wacky digital video starring "Dead Abe Lincoln" that stumps for Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson has logged upwards of 18 million views and 420,000 shares in two weeks, introducing potential voters to the former New Mexico governor and the movement to land him a spot in the upcoming presidential debates.

And now the bad news: Johnson turned into a trending topic and a hashtag on Thursday after a disastrous appearance on MSNBC's Morning Joe in which he asked, "And what is Aleppo?" in response to a question about conflict in the Syrian city.

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