Doors Are a Surprisingly Powerful Metaphor for Adversity in This Long-Form Political Ad

A fluid, engaging 3-minute spot for a House race in Texas

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Doors probably aren’t the first metaphor most people would reach for when thinking about overcoming adversity. But in an unusually engaging political ad for the campaign of MJ Hegar, a Democrat running for Texas’s 31st congressional district, they become just that—a compelling symbol for the challenges she’s faced along the path to her candidacy.

A former Air Force helicopter pilot, Hegar earned a Purple Heart after being injured during a combat search-and-rescue mission in Afghanistan, and the second woman ever to ever receive a Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor.

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