Bigfoot Tries to Get Footage of an Elusive Congressman in This Enjoyably Odd Political Ad

Democratic challenger paints incumbent as inaccessible

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Congressional hopeful Dean Phillips, a Democrat running in Minnesota, says Republican incumbent Erik Paulsen is so detached from his home district, he’s practically impossible to find.

So Phillips turned to someone who knows a thing or two about hiding from the public eye: Bigfoot.

The hirsute mythological figure stars in a light-hearted spin on the traditional political attack ad, sarcastically showing  Bigfoot as jealous of the congressman’s ability to hide in plain sight.

“How can you have tens of thousands of people looking for you all the time and not one of them find you?” asks a clearly impressed Bigfoot.

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