How did 'USA Today' get the ads so wrong?

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This just in: People in Bakersfield, Calif., and McLean, Va., wouldn't know a good ad if it hit them in the crotch like a can of PepsiMAX. Those two cities provided the 282 volunteers for last night's USA Today Ad Meter, the paper's annual survey that tracks second-by-second viewer reaction to the Super Bowl ads. This year's best spots, according to the Ad Meter? It's a tie between Bud Light's "Dogsitter" and Doritos's "Pug Attack" (see them both below).

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