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Whether it’s civic duty, a bid to sell more beer or just an irresistible pun, Nixon’s Bar & Restaurant in Phoenix is set to run a unique get-out-the-vote TV commercial.

The 30-second ad features a herd of dark-suited men racing toward the camera. As they approach, it becomes clear that they are all wearing rubber Richard Nixon masks. The onscreen message: “There are a lot of Dicks running. Please vote Nov. 7.” The spot closes with the bar’s logo: a silhouette of Nixon in his famous arms-aloft-double-victory-sign pose.

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