By Noel Young

A new ad for Democratic hopeful Bernie Sanders wins praise today from the New York Times.

No words are spoken, apart from the lyrics of Simon and Garfunkels’ America and the Sanders’s “I approve” statement. But none are needed, says the Times.

“For a blissful minute, the cacophony of political ads on Iowa television sets vanishes altogether,” says the NYT. “No speeches, no slurs, only the warm harmonies of Simon and Garfunkel singing “America” can be heard, as down-to-earth Iowa landscapes and scenes of daily life accompany the famous song”

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Source: The Drum